Lolita Rebeiro, the country’s Chief Medex, lost her battle to cancer on Tuesday evening.
She was 45 and a mother of one.
The Ministry of Health, in a statement expressing sympathy to Rebeiro’s family and friends, noted that she was appointed Chief Medex in 2016. It said the late medex, who hailed from Region One, Barima-Waini, served the health sector for over 25 years after beginning her career as a nurse.
