astronomy

Silvia Pessah

Silvia Pessah is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Silvia Pessah rather than just read about it. In short: Silvia Ester Pessah Eljay (born 9 August 1967) is a Peruvian surgeon. She served as the country's Minister of Health from 2 April 2018 to 5 January 2019, in the government of Martín Vizcarra.

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Reference excerpt

Silvia Ester Pessah Eljay (born 9 August 1967) is a Peruvian surgeon. She served as the country's Minister of Health from 2 April 2018 to 5 January 2019, in the government of Martín Vizcarra.

Biography Silvia Pessah was born on 9 August 1967, the daughter of Alberto Pessah Azar and Julia Eljay Levy, both practising Jews. She attended the Colegio León Pinelo in Lima before studying medicine at the National University of La Plata, Argentina, where she obtained her professional title in 1992. She graduated from the Master of Public Health program at the Cayetano Heredia University, Peru in 1999, and the Master in Biomedicine and Health Computer Science program at the University of Washington.

Career In 1992, Pessah started working at the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases, where she was an attending physician until 1995. From 2005 to 2006, she was director of the Sexual Rights and Citizenship in Health program at the Flora Tristán Peruvian Women's Center. From 2006 to 2009, she was director of the epidemiology office of the Cayetano Heredia National Hospital. From 2007 to 2009, she was also head of Peru's National Institute of Health. She worked at the Israeli Ministry of Health from 2011 to 2013, where she was a researcher and responsible for the implementation of the National Law on Hospital Quality Assurance. She was National Director of Zoonotic Diseases from 2013 to 2016, as well as head of the Adverse Reactions to Vaccines area. In the academic field, she has served as an associate professor at Cayetano Heredia University.

Public office On 27 August 2016, Pessah was appointed Vice Minister of Public Health in the government of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. She remained in office until 19 September 2017. From 2017 to 2018 she was an advisor at the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations.

Minister of Health On 2 April 2018, Pessah was sworn in as Peru's Minister of Health, in the first cabinet of President Martín Vizcarra. She presented her resignation to Prime Minister César Villanueva on 2 January 2019 due to "personal reasons".

Selected publications Servicios interculturales para la mujer, de la teoría a la práctica (2005) Action of the bothropic polivalent antivenom against proteolitic proteins of the Peruvian snake ́s venom (2008) Multicentric study. Women's health and domestic violence. Peruvian results (2008), coauthor Rabies situation in Israel in the period 2000–2014 (2015), coauthor Sexual transmitted disease in Israel in the period 2000–2014 (2015), coauthor National guideline of brucellosis in Israel (2016), coauthor

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Silvia Pessah

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Silvia Pessah claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Silvia Pessah before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Silvia Pessah ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Silvia Pessah

In research: Silvia Pessah appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Silvia Pessah in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Silvia Pessah is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1967 births, 21st-century Peruvian medical doctors, 21st-century surgeons, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Silvia Pessah outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Silvia Pessah in simple terms?

Silvia Ester Pessah Eljay (born 9 August 1967) is a Peruvian surgeon. She served as the country's Minister of Health from 2 April 2018 to 5 January 2019, in the government of Martín Vizcarra.

Why does Silvia Pessah matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Silvia Pessah?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

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