Deputy Minister of Health of the Czech Republic

Jakub Dvořáček joined the Ministry of Health and took up the role of Deputy Minister for CZPRES in February 2022, being responsible mainly for the area of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, implementation of the National Recovery Plan, issues arising from the ongoing war on Ukraine and crisis health preparedness. He has been the Executive Director of Association of the Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry since 2011. From 2009 to 2011 he served as Director of the Investment Division in CzechInvest, investment promotion agency at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, supporting the inflow of foreign direct investments to the Czech Republic and managing the network of foreign offices. Concurrently he served as an advisor to the minister at the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. Previously he held number of management positions in Caritas Czech Republic managing large health awareness programs, development and humanitarian projects around the world. He graduated from Charles University (Prague) and later accomplished postgraduate program Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA). In 2020, he completed his Master of Laws studies (LL.M.). 

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