2024-01-03 00:15:02
In Mexico, the health budget has been increasing although it is true that more and more Mexicans cannot access health services. According to data offered by the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO), in 2024, health spending is estimated at 970,522 million pesos, which is equivalent to 10% of total net spending.
Since AMLO came to power, the health budget has been increasing year after year in the country
Since AMLO is in power, the budget in this area has been increasing every year. A year before its arrival, in 2018, it amounted to 769,548 million pesos and, by 2019, the figure rose to 790,527 million (2.7% more).
Already in 2020, the health budget amounted to 814,919 million, 3% more than the previous year. In 2021, the resources allocated to the health sector They decreased by 2.3%, reaching 795 thousand 664 million pesos.
The resources directed to the federal Ministry of Health program will be cut by 41% in 2024
In 2022, the investment in health up to 882,472 million pesos, 10.9% more. Already in the year 2023 that is ending, the health budget increased by 3.8%, amounting to 916 thousand 786 million.
The data is very positive although, it is true that, despite everything, according to the National Survey of Household Income and Expenses 2022, carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), they indicate that between 2018 and 2022 there was an increase in the number of people suffering shortages in health servicesgoing from 16.2 to 39.1% of the population, which is equivalent to 50.4 million people without access to health institutions.
By 2024, the resources directed to the federal Ministry of Health program will have a 41.2% cut (34,264 million) compared to 2023.
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