In a virtual event, the Universidad Nacional de Rosario He granted his highest academic recognition, post mortem, to the former mayor of Rosario and governor of Santa Fe.

La Universidad Nacional de Rosario, through Superior Council resolution 284/2020, decided to grant, for the first time in its history, an Honoris Causa post-mortem Doctorate degree. Distinguishing Hermes Binner for his tireless work and dedication to strengthening the health system of the city and the region. During the ceremony, the University Dining Hall of the Health Area received the name of the former Governor of the Province of Santa Fe.

Hermes Binner trained as a doctor in the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, as well as, it was there where he began his career in politics, forever embracing the vocation for the public. He participated from a young age in different areas, being Director of the Board and Secretary of Extension of the Faculty of Medical Sciences.

He specialized in Anesthesia and Occupational Medicine, practicing mostly in the public sector and serving as Deputy Director and Director of different hospitals. Between 1989 and 1993 he was Secretary of Public Health of Rosario, where he began to develop a transformative model on this issue. Later, he was elected Councilor and in 1995 he became Mayor of the city, serving two consecutive terms. The main axes on which he focused during his administration were linked to decentralization and primary health care, creating care centers throughout the city and thus ensuring that each citizen has access to this human right. essential.

In 2007 he was elected Governor of the Province of Santa Fe, taking the public health model implemented in Rosario to the entire province, creating new health centers and effectors of medium and high complexity in different locations. During his tenure, Santa Fe achieved the lowest infant and maternal mortality in its history. Rights in education and teacher tenure were also expanded. In addition, on two occasions he was elected National Deputy.

The event, which took place in the University Dining Room of the Health Area, was broadcast live on the University's YouTube channel. The ceremony was attended by the rector Franco Bartolacci, the vice-rector Darío Masía, the general secretary of the UNR, Guillermo Montero, the dean of the Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andrés Sciara, the deans of Exact Sciences, Engineering and Surveying, Graciela Utges; and of Economic Sciences and Statistics, Adriana Racca and of the mayor of Rosario, Pablo Javkin. In addition to provincial and municipal authorities, management colleagues, militants, family and friends.

The rector of the UNR thanked those who had the initiative to recognize Hermes Binner with the title Doctor Honoris Causa post mortem.

“I am one of those who believe that when an institution decides to recognize someone it says a lot about that person, but at the same time, it highlights the values ​​and principles to which it subscribes. Therefore this Honoris Causa Doctorate to Hermes Binner is a message from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario that shows what type of institution it wants to be, what are the paths it intends to follow,” highlighted the rector.

Batolacci highlighted the figure of Binner, beyond the political banners. “There is a way of doing, thinking and feeling the world, that Binner had and that was evidenced in each of his acts, which we feel as our own. Hermes is one of those personalities so gigantic that he transcends his own causes, to become the patrimony of the entire society” he remarked.

The rector stressed that "there are no good policies without good people, with this tribute we are also recognizing the good man," said Bartolacci.

The dean of the Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences was Hermes Binner's godfather at the tribute. “Hermes Binner in the Universidad Nacional de Rosario He trained as a doctor and as a politician, because there he began to embrace the vocation for the public, medicine and politics became one path for him, a path of service,” highlighted Andrés Sciara.

The dean defined him as the manager of the Municipal Public System, which was recognized by the Pan American Health Organization as a model for Latin America. He also highlighted the work that Binner carried out in the mayor's office and in his work as governor, highlighting his vision of the future, the innovative public policies that he carried out and the formation of work teams to bet on the long term.

The mayor of Rosario celebrated the decision of the Universidad Nacional de Rosario to distinguish Hermes Binner. “The solidarity-participation and transparency axis that Binner supported is increasingly gaining more value, and we have a lot to write about that even now,” said Pablo Javkin.

"He was always a great university militant and reformist, he would have lived this act with great humility but with great pride," said the mayor.

The relatives of Hermes Binner received the diploma of the Doctorate Honoris Causa. “This is a tribute to the good politician, an award for the good way of doing politics. His name in this dining room will foster a space for collective discussion, both among the students and in the entire community, and that will be one of the best tributes that can be paid to him," said Carolina Binner, daughter of Hermes.

Agustina Polanich and Emiliano Pavicih, students of the National Reform Movement, are also promoters of this initiative.

"Hermes was one of those essential people, and we hope that his memory is not only a memory, but the manifestation of his continuous fight for a better world, and of the person who always showed us that dreams can come true," said Agustina. .

Emiliano thanked the Public University "for endorsing the recognition of Hermes Binner, his policies and also a set of values ​​that Binner represented."

Journalists: Ileana Carrizo, Gonzalo J. García / Photographer: Pablo Correa