In English Este informe abarca los factores de preparación del país y se centra en la estrategia de respuesta del sector sanitario a la pandemia, así como en las tendencias de recuperación que se observan en la actualidad. Los retos sanitarios a los que se enfrentó México, al igual que muchos mercados emergentes, dieron lugar a estrategias únicas de respuesta y recuperación trazadas por los…
En Español Front and centre in the fight against Covid-19, the Mexican health care sector embraced digitalisation and adopted new strategies to redesign service offerings. This report covers the country’s preparedness factors, and focuses on the health care sector’s response strategy to the pandemic as well as the recovery trends being observed today. The health challenges faced in Mexico,…
En Español – The extent of vaccine rollouts has varied wildly across the region – With more than 40% of the population inoculated, Chile leads the way – Colombia, Peru and Ecuador are among those with lower rates – Logistical issues pose significant challenges to governments As the global Covid-19 vaccine rollout continues, Latin American governments have seen their own vaccination…
En Español The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted supply chains around the world, giving rise to systemic challenges in a range of global industries. However, thesituation is also creating opportunities in some countries such as Mexico, whose medical supply sector is going through the initial stages of a significant expansion. While the Mexican medical device industry represents just…
As the world’s nations and businesses become increasingly interconnected, so too does the flow of global migration. According to the OECD’s “International Migration Outlook 2018”, in 2017 some 258m people resided in a country other than the one they were born in, and over 5m foreign-born persons were permanently settled in OECD countries. This flow of people not only brings benefits…
In English México está remodelando la prestación de servicios de salud con la creación de un nuevo instituto, destinado a mejorar la cobertura entre las poblaciones más marginadas y geográficamente aisladas. A principios de octubre, la Cámara de Diputados aprobó un proyecto de ley que modifica la Ley General de Salud, creando el Instituto Nacional de Salud para el Bienestar (INSABI),…
Although the country is moving closer to achieving its ambitious goal of universal health insurance coverage for all Mexican citizens, some obstacles still remain. The public health sector will require greater investment to meet key objectives set out in the National Health Plan 2019-24, while the question of how to address the rural-urban divide remains. Neither of these problems will likely be…
Interview:Rodrigo Puga What are the key themes of the government’s national health care plan, and what does this mean for the pharmaceuticals industry? RODRIGO PUGA: Generating savings, improving transparency and eliminating corruption are the defining goals of the national health plan. It is expected that these efforts will free up resources and enable the provision of better medications…
Following the economic crises of the 1980s and 1990s, Mexico implemented a series of liberalising structural reforms, enabling it to become one of the world’s most open, trade-orientated emerging economies. However, the slowdown of the US economy, to which Mexico’s fortunes are closely tied, and the rising uncertainty generated by global trade tensions has affected development. Analysts expect
Steady progress has been made in the expansion and modernisation of Mexico’s health care sector in recent years, though there remains room for improvement. According to the 2017 National Survey of Employees and Social Security published by Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography, the percentage of the population covered by health services increased from 59.9% in 2009 to…