Luz Leguizamón

Luz Leguizamón is a prominent nurse and member of the Board of Directors of the Paraguayan Nursing Association (APE). Recently, she made headlines after highlighting the dire conditions in public healthcare, where she had to act as a plumber to fix a pipe in a hospital due to a lack of maintenance staff. Leguizamón emphasized that nurses in Paraguay often take on additional responsibilities beyond patient care, advocating for better working conditions, including reduced working hours and universal health access. She is also involved in organizing protests to demand fair labor rights and the permanent hiring of nurses currently working under temporary contracts.