Jorge Jiménez
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Jorge Jiménez de la Jara (b. December 25, 1944) is a Chile
an Christian Democrat
politician, MD and former Minister of Health
and Ambassador to Italy. He has published over seventy articles and ten books on public health, paediatrics and infectious diseases, and has worked as a consultant for the PanAmerican Health Organization, the InterAmerican Development Bank, the World Bank, the Rockefeller Foundation and a number of other multilateral agencies.
, and his sister Mónica Jiménez
is the current Minister of Education. He is a physician graduated from the Universidad Catolica de Chile in 1968, who has worked as General Practitioner (1968–1971), trained as Pediatrician in the University of Chile (1971–1974). Practiced and taught Pediatrics, Neonatology and Respiratory Diseases in Children between 1974 and 1990. Trained in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University
(1987–1988) where he obtained a MPH in the Hubert Humphrey Program of the US Government.
He was a very active health promoter communicator in mass media (TV, journals, and magazines) in maternal and child health matters in the seventies in Chile, field in which WHO awarded him a Fellowship in 1977. During the 1980s he started doing research in Health Policy at Corporación de Promoción Universitaria (CPU) an NGO, where he developed the Alternative Health Policy for the restoration of democracy in Chile with funding from IDRC and Adenauer Foundation, when he became Minister of Health in 1990 through 1992. In between he consulted in Public Health with the World Bank
, Inter-American Development Bank
, The Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, WHO and PAHO, among other institutions.
He was Ambassador to Italy (1995–1998) during the period of Mr. Romano Prodi
as Prime Minister, with whom he developed a close relationship. During the same years he was part of the Health in Development Commission of WHO
(1994–1997). During this period he participated inseveral International Health meetings on a variety of issues related to Health Research for Development. He was nominated Visiting Fellow at the Imperial College School of Management in 1999, and Visiting Professor of International Health at Universita Bocconi of Milano in 2001.
and its Chairman in 2000-2001. With WHO he was involved in the normal activities of the agency plus active participation in the drafting of policies and diffusion of WHO's more recent reports on critical issues of international health. Among other he chaired the AIDS discussion group at two World Health Assemblies (2000 and 2001), represented WHO in the joint meeting with the European Commission in September 2000 on poverty related diseases that led to important international policy changes related to drug availability for HIV/AIDS
, TB and Malaria
.
Between the years 2000 and 2001 he participated in the Macroeconomics and Health Commission, led by Professor Jeffrey Sachs
in the Working Group 5 on Mechanisms for Improving health outcomes of the poor, under the leadership of Professor Anne Mills. In this period he participated also as Professor in the Summer School of Dubrovnic organized by the European Health Systems Observatory, sponsored by EU, WHO, the World Bank and other institutions. During 2003 he participated and collaborated with Professor Richard Feacham in the design and search for executives at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, in which Professor Feacham is Executive Director.
Since 1998, Jiménez has been working as Professor
and Researcher in Public Health at the Catholic University where he has been devoted to promote Health Policy issues from an academic point of view, via publications and seminars with students, politicians and PH experts. He evaluated two important Rockefeller Foundation
programs (National Epidemiology Boards in 1993 and INCLEN, 1999). Since 2001 he has been the Director of a research project to promote the use of DRG's in clinical management in Chilean hospitals, financed by CONICYT, the National Commission for Scientific Research. His main interest nowadays is Health Policy Research and Promotion in Chile and elsewhere, Research lines are Policy Evaluation of the last 20 years in Chile, especially in successful areas such as Child Survival Second Stage, Renovation of Clinical Management and other policy issues. In Chile he has been permanent advisor in Health Reform to the MoH (2002–2005), and member of the Boards in Nutrition, Vaccines and International Health.
In the field of International Health his main strength is his wide range of contacts around the world in different institutions and fora, gathered in his almost twenty years of activity.
His last intervention was as Advisor to the MoH of Turkey in the implementation of Family Medicine model for PHC. During 2005 he started a Global Health Program at Universidad Católica in a joint agreement with MoH and WHO/PAHO.
Jiménez has published more than 60 articles in several journals and has participated as main author or editor in 24 books in Medicine and Public Health. He is a frequent contributor to Chilean journals in social and health policy issues, seminars and debates conductor in TV and in open fora. Dr Jiménez holds decorations from the Governments of Italy (Cavaliere Gran Croce) and the Order of Malta (Magna Croce).
Chile
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an Christian Democrat
Christian Democrat Party of Chile
The Christian Democratic Party is a political party in Chile and governs as part of the Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. In the 2009 election it won 19 congress seats and 9 senate seats....
politician, MD and former Minister of Health
Ministry of Health (Chile)
The Ministry of Health of Chile , also known as MINSAL, is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling and informing the public health policies formulated by the President of Chile...
and Ambassador to Italy. He has published over seventy articles and ten books on public health, paediatrics and infectious diseases, and has worked as a consultant for the PanAmerican Health Organization, the InterAmerican Development Bank, the World Bank, the Rockefeller Foundation and a number of other multilateral agencies.
Biography
Jiménez comes from a very political family. His father was Minister of Health under President Salvador AllendeSalvador Allende
Salvador Allende Gossens was a Chilean physician and politician who is generally considered the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in Latin America....
, and his sister Mónica Jiménez
Mónica Jiménez
Mónica Eliana Jiménez de la Jara is a Chilean Christian Democrat politician and former Minister of Education.Jiménez comes from a very political family. Her father Oscar Jiménez Pinochet was Minister of Health under President Salvador Allende, while her brother Jorge occupied the same position...
is the current Minister of Education. He is a physician graduated from the Universidad Catolica de Chile in 1968, who has worked as General Practitioner (1968–1971), trained as Pediatrician in the University of Chile (1971–1974). Practiced and taught Pediatrics, Neonatology and Respiratory Diseases in Children between 1974 and 1990. Trained in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
(1987–1988) where he obtained a MPH in the Hubert Humphrey Program of the US Government.
He was a very active health promoter communicator in mass media (TV, journals, and magazines) in maternal and child health matters in the seventies in Chile, field in which WHO awarded him a Fellowship in 1977. During the 1980s he started doing research in Health Policy at Corporación de Promoción Universitaria (CPU) an NGO, where he developed the Alternative Health Policy for the restoration of democracy in Chile with funding from IDRC and Adenauer Foundation, when he became Minister of Health in 1990 through 1992. In between he consulted in Public Health with the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, Inter-American Development Bank
Inter-American Development Bank
The Inter-American Development Bank is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean...
, The Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, WHO and PAHO, among other institutions.
Political career
As Minister of Health (1990–1992) Jiménez was the head of a totally new and active team for the Chilean Health Reform Process, in which he was the recognized leader and inspirator of a group of more than 100 Chilean experts from all professions. The Chilean Health Reform process has been acknowledge to be one of the most original and successful of the 90's with an impact in other policy development institutions such as World Bank, IDB and WHO/PAHO. In 1992-1993 he participated in three consulting meetings for the preparation of the World Development Report (WDR) of the World Bank, with the direct writers and consultants, in his condition of Minister of Health of Chile.He was Ambassador to Italy (1995–1998) during the period of Mr. Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008...
as Prime Minister, with whom he developed a close relationship. During the same years he was part of the Health in Development Commission of WHO
Who
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(1994–1997). During this period he participated inseveral International Health meetings on a variety of issues related to Health Research for Development. He was nominated Visiting Fellow at the Imperial College School of Management in 1999, and Visiting Professor of International Health at Universita Bocconi of Milano in 2001.
Current Endeavours
During the years 1998 through 2001 he was a member of the Executive Board of WHOWho
Who may refer to:* Who , an English-language pronoun* who , a Unix command* Who?, one of the Five Ws in journalism- Art and entertainment :* Who? , a 1958 novel by Algis Budrys...
and its Chairman in 2000-2001. With WHO he was involved in the normal activities of the agency plus active participation in the drafting of policies and diffusion of WHO's more recent reports on critical issues of international health. Among other he chaired the AIDS discussion group at two World Health Assemblies (2000 and 2001), represented WHO in the joint meeting with the European Commission in September 2000 on poverty related diseases that led to important international policy changes related to drug availability for HIV/AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
, TB and Malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
.
Between the years 2000 and 2001 he participated in the Macroeconomics and Health Commission, led by Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist and Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University. One of the youngest economics professors in the history of Harvard University, Sachs became known for his role as an adviser to Eastern European and developing country governments in the...
in the Working Group 5 on Mechanisms for Improving health outcomes of the poor, under the leadership of Professor Anne Mills. In this period he participated also as Professor in the Summer School of Dubrovnic organized by the European Health Systems Observatory, sponsored by EU, WHO, the World Bank and other institutions. During 2003 he participated and collaborated with Professor Richard Feacham in the design and search for executives at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, in which Professor Feacham is Executive Director.
Since 1998, Jiménez has been working as Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
and Researcher in Public Health at the Catholic University where he has been devoted to promote Health Policy issues from an academic point of view, via publications and seminars with students, politicians and PH experts. He evaluated two important Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller , along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr...
programs (National Epidemiology Boards in 1993 and INCLEN, 1999). Since 2001 he has been the Director of a research project to promote the use of DRG's in clinical management in Chilean hospitals, financed by CONICYT, the National Commission for Scientific Research. His main interest nowadays is Health Policy Research and Promotion in Chile and elsewhere, Research lines are Policy Evaluation of the last 20 years in Chile, especially in successful areas such as Child Survival Second Stage, Renovation of Clinical Management and other policy issues. In Chile he has been permanent advisor in Health Reform to the MoH (2002–2005), and member of the Boards in Nutrition, Vaccines and International Health.
In the field of International Health his main strength is his wide range of contacts around the world in different institutions and fora, gathered in his almost twenty years of activity.
His last intervention was as Advisor to the MoH of Turkey in the implementation of Family Medicine model for PHC. During 2005 he started a Global Health Program at Universidad Católica in a joint agreement with MoH and WHO/PAHO.
Jiménez has published more than 60 articles in several journals and has participated as main author or editor in 24 books in Medicine and Public Health. He is a frequent contributor to Chilean journals in social and health policy issues, seminars and debates conductor in TV and in open fora. Dr Jiménez holds decorations from the Governments of Italy (Cavaliere Gran Croce) and the Order of Malta (Magna Croce).