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Alberto P. León
Alberto P. León (1909-2001) was the Secretariat of Health, Secretary of Health of Mexico beginning in 1939. He is the 1991 holder of the Mexican National Prize on Medicine and Health. Biography León was born in Irapuato, Mexico, on July 12, 1909, and died on August 4, 2001, in Mexico City. He gained his BS degree at the Preparatory School of Aguascalientes in 1926, his MD at the National University of Mexico in 1933, and MPH degree at the Harvard School of Public Health in 1936. At Harvard he studied under Hans Zinsser. He was Professor of Bacteriology and Immunology at the School of Medicine, National University of México from 1946 to 1950 and since 1946 Professor of Clinics for Infections Diseases. He worked for the Department of Public Health from 1930 to 1934, doing his residency with the medical emergency services of the City of Mexico from 1932 to 1933. He was a consulting physician of the Department of Public Welfare of Mexico in 1933 and chief of internal medicine of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretariat Of Health
The Secretariat of Health (Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Secretaría de Salud'') is the Ministry (government department), government department in charge of all social health services in Mexico, and an integral part of the Healthcare in Mexico, Mexican health system. The Secretary of Health is a member of the Mexican Executive Cabinet, Executive Cabinet and is appointed at the discretion of the President of Mexico, President of the Republic. In recent years, the Secretary of Health has played a more restricted role, as many of its functions have been transferred to the corresponding institutions of the individual Mexican States. List of recent Secretaries of Health The sociologist Asa Cristina Laurell is a former Undersecretary of Integration and Development at the Secretariat. See also Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition References External links *http://salud_2013.salud.gob.mx/ (in Spanish)Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |