Leslie Ramsammy
Leslie Ramsammy | |
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Minister of Agriculture, Guyana | |
In office November 2011 – 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Guyanese |
Occupation | Politician |
Leslie Ramsammy is a Guyanese politician who is a member of the National Assembly.
He was appointed
Career
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As a young man, he had ambitions to be a
Prior to his appointment as agriculture minister, Ramsammy served as Guyana’s Minister of Health for approximately 10 years, making him one of the longest serving ministers of health in the world. During that time, his passion and drive for better
At the global and American regional levels, Ramsammy has served as the President of the
At the Caribbean regional level, he has been Chairman of the Caribbean Community’s Council for Human and Social Development, Chair of the Caucus of
From January to March of 2015, Ramsammy was a Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In this role, he taught a course in the Department of Global Health and Population titled, "Politics, Public Health, and the Right to Health."
Ideology
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During his time as President of the 61st World Health Assembly, Ramsammy was allowed to vocalise some of his key philosophies on public health.
He believes that global health must be prioritized by Member States and that countries must be clear about their ambitions. "We are too conservative in our global health standards," he says in an interview. "A child born in Tanzania should have the same chance of survival and for living a healthy life as a child born in a developed country."[6]
He calls for a paradigm shift in which "we set universal standards that transcend national goals and for collective global action to help those countries who need support for meeting these global standards." As an ardent supporter of equity and social justice, Ramsammy cautions: "We should not be satisfied with reaching for the low-hanging fruit." He calls for global resources to be mobilized for more equitable health.[7]
References
- ^ "Ministry re-established, new ministry named in minor cabinet shuffle". Guyanese Online. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Dr Leslie Ramsammy, President of the 61st World Health Assembly". WHO. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Tribute to the Honourable Dr. Leslie Ramsammy former Minister of Health, Guyana". PAHO. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Tribute to the Honourable Dr. Leslie Ramsammy former Minister of Health, Guyana". PAHO. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Tribute to the Honourable Dr. Leslie Ramsammy former Minister of Health, Guyana". PAHO. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Dr Leslie Ramsammy, President of the 61st World Health Assembly". WHO. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Dr Leslie Ramsammy, President of the 61st World Health Assembly". WHO. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2013.