Dr. Carlos Canseco González (b. March 17, 1921 in Mexico City D. Jan. 14, 2009 Monterrey, Mexico) was a Mexican physician and philanthropist

Philanthropy

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. In January 2002 he was honored as one of the "Public Health Heroes of the Americas" by the Pan American Health Organization

Pan American Health Organization

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Carlos Canseco graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico

National Autonomous University of Mexico

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 (UNAM) with a doctorate in medicine and specialized in allergology at the Northwestern University

Northwestern University

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 and in clinic immunology at the University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

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 in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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, United States.

Back in Mexico he taught the first course of allergology

Allergy

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 at the University of Nuevo León

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

The Autonomous University of Nuevo León is a public university with seven campuses across the Northern state of Nuevo León, Mexico. Founded as University of Nuevo León on 25 September 1933, it is the oldest and largest university in the state in terms of student population and it is currently...

 (UANL) and raised money to build the first Children's Hospital in Monterrey

Monterrey

Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...

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In 1950 he co-founded the Monterrey Football Club

Club de Fútbol Monterrey

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 and joined Rotary International

Rotary International

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, a philanthropic organization he chaired worldwide in 1984. As president of Rotary he launched an international campaign to eradicate polio by using an aerosol vaccination

Vaccine

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 he co-developed with Albert Sabin

Albert Sabin

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 in 1982.

Dr. Canseco served as Nuevo León

Nuevo León

Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...

's state secretary of health and has received honorary degrees from several universities including the Seoul National University

Seoul National University

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 in South Korea. On October 7, 2004 he received the Belisario Domínguez Medal

Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor

The Order of the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor is the highest award bestowed by the Mexican government...

 from the Mexican Senate.

Dr. Canseco died on January 14, 2009 in Monterrey, Nuevo León. Leaving a legacy of knowledge and development in the Northern Capital.

External links

• List of the Public Health Heroes by the Pan American Health Organization
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