Paula Graciela Daza Narbona[a] (born 25 January 1960)[1] is a Chilean surgeon, pediatrician and politician who served as Undersecretary of Public Health.[2][3] Daza was a consultant for Evelyn Matthei and Andrés Allamand during the 2013 Chilean general election partly drafting the health care plan of their presidential campaigns.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic a criminal complaint was filed against Daza and other members of the government, which accused them of negligence during the pandemic.[5] Daza is responsible for implementing one of the most drastic vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.[6][7]
Paula Daza
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Official portrait, 2018
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Undersecretary of Public Health | |
In office 11 March 2018 – 28 November 2021 | |
President | Sebastián Piñera |
Preceded by | Jaime Burrows |
Succeeded by | María Teresa Valenzuela |
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Born | (1960-01-25) 25 January 1960 (age 64) Santiago, Chile |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | University of Chile University of the Andes (MHA) Technion Israel Institute of Technology (PgD) |
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In 2021, she left the government to support José Antonio Kast's candidacy in the 2021 Chilean general election ballotage.[8][9][10][11][12]
In 2022 she was incorporated to the University for Development.
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