Zósimo Vicuña Vidal
Zósimo Vicuña Vidal, also spelt Zózimo (1929–?), was a Peruvian pharmacist and politician.
In the 1980–1985 Congress of the Republic of Peru, Vicuña Vidal served as a deputy as a member of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (PAP).[1][2]
Vicuña Vidal was national dean of the Colegio Químico Farmacéutico del Perú in the 1990s, during which time he advocated to the Peruvian government to keep pharmaceutical medicine affordable and provide access even in the most remote areas of the nation.[3][4] In his later years, he continued activism to make pharmacy consultation and medicine readily available to everyone.[5]
He has written books on medicinal plants,[6][7] and co-wrote the encyclopedia of the history of medicine in Peru.[8]
References
- ^ Tuesta Soldevilla, Fernando. "Diputados 1980-1985" (PDF).
- ^ "Ordenamiento y descripción documental de los expedientes de proyectos de ley de la cámara de diputados 1980-1985" [Organization and documentary description of the files of bills of the Chamber of Deputies 1980-1985] (PDF). www.congreso.gob.pe (in Spanish).
- ^ Colegio Químico Farmacéutico del Perú (2018-08-29). Entrevista al past decano Zózimo Vicuña Vidal [Interview with past dean Zózimo Vicuña Vidal] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-17 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Acta de Sesión Ordinaria del miercoles 5 de mayo de 1999 de la Comisión de Salud Población y Familia" [Minutes of the Regular Session of Wednesday, May 5, 1999, of the Health, Population, and Family Commission]. www2.congreso.gob.pe (in Spanish). 1999-05-05. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ Antara, Danny (2018-10-12). "Nuevo modelo de farmacia: químicos refuerzan su rol sanitario en la promoción de la salud - Diario Médico Perú" [New pharmacy model: chemists strengthen their role in promoting health] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ "Título X - Plantas medicinales (1ª parte)" [Title X - Medicinal Plants (Part 1)] (PDF). bvs.minsa.gob.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-19.
- ^ "Inventario de plantas medicinales del Tahuantinsuyo" [Inventory of medicinal plants of Tahuantinsuyo]. isbn.bnp.gob.pe (in Spanish). ISBN 978-612-00-0566-8.
- ^ "Planificación en salud - Cooperación internacional" [Health planning - International cooperation] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-19.