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Basque Health Department Reshapes Leadership to Implement Health Pact

The appointments aim to strengthen alignment with Osakidetza for the rollout of the Basque Health Pact.

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Overview

  • Councillor Alberto Martínez has appointed Gontzal Tamayo as viceconsejero de Salud, replacing Enrique Peiró to spearhead system modernization.
  • Aritz Uriarte will lead the newly named Viceconsejería de Gobernanza y Sostenibilidad Sanitaria to enforce rigorous governance and financial sustainability.
  • Lore Bilbao takes charge as Director General of Osakidetza to improve coordination between the Health Department and the public health service.
  • Inés Gallego has been named Director of Transformation in Health to oversee service planning and patient engagement initiatives.
  • Maite Martínez de Albéniz will head OSI Donostialdea, positioning it as Euskadi’s oncology hub with integration of the Onkologikoa center and introduction of proton therapy.