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Dr. López-Gatell, Mexico's COVID-19 czar, will collaborate with the World Health Organization

Dr. López-Gatell is behind Mexico’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

English | 25-05-20 | 15:03 | Alejandra Canchola y Pedro Villa y Caña | Actualizada | 25-05-20 | 16:00 |

Redacción El Universal

Yesterday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that a few days ago, he was informed the World Health Organization invited Dr. Hugo López-Gatell to join the group of experts behind the International Health Regulations .

The Mexican President said Dr. Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez derserves this recognition.

Dr. López-Gatell

is leading Mexico’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19. He is the Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion since December 2018.

Dr. Gatell said he has a lot of respect for the WHO and that he would gladly join the group of experts .

Agradezco la postulación de la @WHO. Significa una distinción al país para que, de acuerdo con el Reglamento Sanitario Internacional, México forme parte del grupo de personas expertas que representa a las distintas comunidades profesionales del mundo... 1/3 pic.twitter.com/sjmrnd5Kbs
— Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez (@HLGatell) May 25, 2020

Con gusto aceptaría la encomienda, que entre sus ocupaciones tendrá el análisis de la respuesta a la pandemia de #COVID19, las mejores experiencias de cada país y las lecciones aprendidas. 3/3
— Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez (@HLGatell) May 25, 2020

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Hugo López-Gatell was previously invited to join the group of experts in 2013 but didn’t join the WHO; however, he is very enthusiastic about working on the health regulations.

The Mexican official said it was a privilege to be invited once again.

He explained that “the P an-American Health Organization makes the nomination and sends it to Geneva , Switzerland . The invitation is a great responsibility in the context of this pandemic since there will be an analysis of the world’s response.”

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is an expert on Internal Medicine. He has a Master in Medical Sciences and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology .

He was a research assistant at the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), in the United States.

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