Health Ministry’s No. 2 announces resignation

The Health Ministry’s Deputy Director-General Itamar Grotto announces he will resign after 13 years in the position.

He will leave office at the end of the year.

Grotto announces his resignation in a letter to Health Minister Yuli Edelstein and the director-general of the ministry, Chezy Levy.

Grotto says he’s leaving “in order to rest a bit and embark on a new path.”

Edelstein commends him for his contribution to public health, particularly during the pandemic.

Prof. Itamar Grotto at press conference about the coronavirus COVID-19, at the Health Ministry in Jerusalem on May 31, 2020. (Flash90)

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