Jesús Kumate Rodríguez

Jesús Kumate Rodríguez
Secretary of Health
In office
1 December 1988 – 30 November 1994
President Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Preceded by Guillermo Soberón Acevedo
Succeeded by Juan Ramón de la Fuente
Personal details
Born (1924-11-12) November 12, 1924
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Spouse(s) Bertha Guerra Rovelo
Alma mater Escuela Médico Militar
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Profession Physician

Jesús Kumate Rodríguez is a Mexican physician and politician. He served as the Secretary of Health during the Presidency of Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

Early life

Kumate Rodríguez was born in Mazatlán in 1924 to a Japanese emigrant father and a Sinaloense mother that worked as a rural teacher.[1]

Career

During his tenure as Secretary of Health, Kumate Rodríguez oversaw the implementation of universal vaccination,[2] the eradication of poliomyelitis,[2] the combat against a cholera outbreak,[2] the updating of epidemiological surveillance and the drastic decrease of infant mortality.[2]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Jesús Kumate Rodríguez" (PDF). UNAM. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "El Doctor Jesús Kumate, legado y guía para futuras generaciones: José Antonio González Anaya". Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Raúl Contreras Bustamante-Jesús Kumate: mexicano excepcional". Excélsior. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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