April 20, 2010

DR. NOLY FERNANDEZ  A Venezuelan Physician from the Wayuú Indigenous People, and NationalDirector of the Indigenous Health Department.  Dr. Fernandez holds Degrees in Surgery, Public Management and PublicHealth, specializing in Epidemiology. She was a rural doctor and HealthCoordinator in her native Zulia before being appointed as National Directorin 2004. She developed the Inter-Cultural Health Care