Spouse(s) Bertha Guerra Rovelo | Profession Physician | |
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Preceded by Guillermo Soberón Acevedo Alma mater Escuela Médico MilitarInstituto Politécnico Nacional | ||
Doctor jes s kumate rodr guez
Jesús Kumate Rodríguez is 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
Kumate Rodríguez was born in Mazatlán in 1924 to a Japanese emigrant father and a Sinaloense mother that worked as a rural teacher.
Career
During his tenure as Secretary of Health, Kumate Rodríguez oversaw the implementation of universal vaccination, the eradication of poliomyelitis, the combat against a cholera outbreak, the updating of epidemiological surveillance and the drastic decrease of infant mortality.
Honours
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