Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Healthcare in Mexico: Shortage of medicines, deteriorated hospitals, and lack of doctors

It is no news to anyone that for decades the public health system in Mexico has been in a downward spiral, but in recent years the problem of poor medical care has deepened with a huge shortage of medicines, doctors, poor working conditions for health professionals, bureaucracy, and clinics and hospitals falling apart.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) won the presidency of Mexico with 100 campaign promises. One of them was to have a Mexican public health system like that of Norway or Denmark: where health is a free public right and of very . . .

Read Full Story

Related Posts

Chihuahua Wins Vallarta Food Contest as Latvia Shines

Chihuahua Wins Vallarta Food Contest as Latvia Shines

Chihuahua won the new Sabores del Mundo contest at Puerto Vallarta’s folklore festival, with Latvia...
Attempted ATM theft inside a Playa del Carmen hotel

Men Disguised as Workers Fail to Steal Playa del Carmen Hotel ATM

Men dressed as construction workers tried to remove an ATM from a Playa del Carmen...
Drought expands to 15.4 percent of Mexico

Drought expands to 15.4 percent of Mexico

Drought-affected areas in Mexico rose to 15.4% as heat and dry weather spread, with below-average...
Los Cabos Agrees to Sierra Inspection After Outcry

Los Cabos Agrees to Sierra Inspection After Outcry

Los Cabos officials say no construction permits exist for Sierra de la Laguna and agreed...