Francisco Javier Terrientes

Francisco Javier Terrientes served as the Minister of Health in Panama during the administration of Juan Carlos Varela from 2014 to 2019. He played a pivotal role in initiating the process to resolve the troubled contract for the construction of the Hospital de Bugaba, which had been stalled for years. His actions marked the beginning of a lengthy administrative dispute that significantly delayed the hospital's completion, highlighting issues of inefficiency within public works in Panama.