Spouse(s) Bertha Guerra Rovelo Succeeded by Juan Ramón de la Fuente | Profession Physician | |
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President Carlos Salinas de Gortari Preceded by Guillermo Soberón Acevedo Born November 12, 1924 (age 92)
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico ( 1924-11-12 ) Alma mater Escuela Médico Militar
Instituto Politécnico Nacional Education Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Médico Militar | ||
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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