São Luís Mayor announces new Municipal Health Secretary

Esmênia Miranda, the Mayor of São Luís, has announced a leadership change within the Municipal Health Secretariat (Semus). Flávia Fernandes Ribeiro will replace Ana Carolina Marques Mitri da Costa as the new head of the department.

Flávia Fernandes Ribeiro is a lawyer with a postgraduate degree in Public Administration and over 20 years of experience in public service. She has been part of the municipal administration since 2021, previously leading the legal sector for the Municipal Education Secretariat and, since 2024, the legal sector for the Municipal Health Secretariat.

The reorganization also includes the appointment of Tayara Costa Pereira as the new deputy secretary for Health Actions and Services. Pereira is a nurse and specialist in health auditing, planning, and management.

Mayor Miranda expressed gratitude to Ana Carolina Mitri for her service, noting that more than 40 health units were delivered during her tenure. The changes come as part of an administrative reorganization following the transition of municipal leadership.