Yelkys Gill

Yelkys Gill

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Yelkys Gill serves as the Director of Service Provision in Health at the Ministry of Health (Minsa) in Panama, where she plays a crucial role in managing health services and ensuring public health readiness during critical times, such as national celebrations.

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Yelkys Gill indicated that the institution is monitoring the international alert and activated health surveillance mechanisms.

¿Tienen benceno? Minsa analiza juguetes ‘Squishy’ tras alerta internacional
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-08-10
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Yelkys Gill is the General Director of Public Health who reported on the accumulation of cases of flu syndrome in Panama.

Veinte niños permanecen en UCI del Hospital del Niño por virus sincitial; Minsa insta a embarazadas a vacunarse
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-20
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Yelkys Gill explained that the healthcare network was reinforced with more personnel and extended hours in health centers.

Minsa reporta 1,580 casos de norovirus en Chiriquí y con tendencia a la baja
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-07-03
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Pablo Gonzalez

Yelkys Gill, the director general of Public Health, reported that contacts have evolved favorably and none have developed symptoms associated with the disease.

Panamá supera las 150 mil dosis aplicadas contra el sarampión y mantiene vigilancia epidemiológica
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-06-21
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Yelkys Gill is the General Director of Public Health who participated in the inspection of the facilities.

Minsa evalúa reutilizar el antiguo hospital Manuel Amador Guerrero por falta de espacio
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-02-22
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Yelkys Gill explained that the technical teams of Epidemiology are analyzing the impact results observed in countries that have already incorporated the dengue vaccine.

Minsa evalúa evidencia científica antes de decidir inclusión de la vacuna contra el dengue
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-02-07
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Itzel De Hewitt

Yelkys Gill detailed that this network will help expedite the distribution of blood in hospitals and coordinate immediate actions to solve the shortage.

Minsa crea Red Nacional de Bancos de Sangre para enfrentar escasez en Panamá
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-01-28
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Yelkys Gill is the director general of Public Health at the Ministry of Health in Panama.

Influenza, virus sincitial y covid-19: los virus respiratorios que circulan en Panamá
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-12-24
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Yelkys Gill explained the response measures being taken to address the whooping cough outbreak.

Brote de tosferina en Ngäbe Buglé: Minsa alerta a Costa Rica y activa equipo de respuesta
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-11-13
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Itzel De Hewitt

Yelkys Gill, the general director of Public Health at Minsa, explained the modifications made to the legislative initiative.

Minsa presenta ajustes a dos artículos de iniciativa legislativa de horarios extendidos
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-10-31
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Yelkys Gill, directora Nacional de Provisión de Servicios de Salud del Minsa, informó que desde el 25 de agosto hasta la fecha se han trasladado 50 pacientes asegurados.

Saturación en el Hospital del Niño obliga a suspender cirugías electivas y trasladar pacientes a la Ciudad de la Salud
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-09-11
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Jose Renan Esquivel

Yelkys Gill, directora de Provisión de Servicios de Salud, estuvo presente durante la primera fase de implementación del PADO.

Minsa impulsa plan para frenar la obesidad en Panamá
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-03-21
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Yelkys Gill, directora de Provisión de Servicios en Salud, explicó que, a partir de mañana, viernes 28 de febrero, hasta el miércoles 5 de marzo, se mantendrá la alerta en hospitales.

Centros de salud habilitados durante los carnavales: conozca dónde recibir atención
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-02-28
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