Edgardo Ureña
PanamadoctorMale7.7Global Dominance: 0.00%Edgardo Ureña is a pediatrician and the head of the Integrated Health Section for Children and Adolescents at the Ministry of Health in Panama, who was recently in the news for explaining the government's acquisition of the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab to protect newborns from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) amid a rise in respiratory illnesses.
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Edgardo Ureña, head of the Integral Health Section for Childhood and Adolescence at Minsa, explained the strategy combining maternal vaccination against RSV with the application of monoclonal antibodies.
Virus sincitial respiratorio: 12 de las 13 muertes fueron de menores de cinco añosPanama· 2026-08-02
Edgardo Ureña, the national head of the Integral Health Section for Childhood and Adolescence at Minsa, explained the implementation of the monoclonal antibody against RSV.
Minsa aplicará desde agosto anticuerpo contra el virus sincitial respiratorioPanama· 2026-08-02Edgardo Ureña, a pediatrician and head of the Integral Health Section for Childhood and Adolescence at Minsa, explained that this measure is part of a comprehensive strategy.
Anticuerpo contra virus sincitial llegará a Panamá entre agosto y septiembrePanama· 2026-07-25