AUTHOR=Ortiz-Prado Esteban , Suárez Sangucho Isaac Alexander , Cañizares Fuentes W. Ricardo , Vasconez-Gonzalez Jorge , Izquierdo-Condoy Juan S. TITLE=The Imperative of Public Health Expertise in Ecuadorian Health Leadership: A Call for Competency-Based Appointments JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health VOLUME=69 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2024.1607894 DOI=10.3389/ijph.2024.1607894 ISSN=1661-8564