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Jesús Kumate Rodríguez

Jesús Kumate Rodríguez

Mexican physician and politician (1924–2018)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Kumate and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Jesús Kumate Rodríguez (13 November 1924 – 7 May 2018) was a Mexican physician and politician. He served as the Secretary of Health during the presidency of Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

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Early life and education

Kumate Rodríguez was born in Mazatlán in 1924 to a Japanese emigrant father and a Sinaloense mother who worked as a rural teacher.[2] He graduated as a surgeon in 1946 from the Escuela Médico Militar and became a Doctor of Science at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional in 1963.[3]

Career

During his tenure as Secretary of Health, Kumate Rodríguez oversaw the implementation of universal vaccination,[4] the eradication of poliomyelitis,[4] the combat against a cholera outbreak,[4] the updating of epidemiological surveillance and the drastic decrease of infant mortality.[4]

Honours

References

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    Muere a los 93 años el ex secretario de Salud Jesús Kumate.
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    "Jesús Kumate Rodríguez" (PDF). UNAM. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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    "¿Quién fue Jesús Kumate Rodríguez?". Noticieros Televisa (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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    "El Doctor Jesús Kumate, legado y guía para futuras generaciones: José Antonio González Anaya". Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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    "Raúl Contreras Bustamante-Jesús Kumate: mexicano excepcional". Excélsior. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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