Jesús Kumate 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.

Jesús Kumate Rodríguez
Secretary of Health
In office
1 December 1988  30 November 1994
PresidentCarlos Salinas de Gortari
Preceded byGuillermo Soberón Acevedo
Succeeded byJuan Ramón de la Fuente
Personal details
Born(1924-11-12)12 November 1924
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Died7 May 2018(2018-05-07) (aged 93)[1]
Mexico City, Mexico
SpouseBertha Guerra Rovelo
Alma materEscuela Médico Militar
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
ProfessionPhysician

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

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