2023-06-08 19:00:02
- During the last months there have been constant complaints from parents about the lack of cancer drugs.
- The Ministry of Health affirmed that purchases of medicines are already guaranteed for all of 2023 and 2024.
- The Federal Government keeps open the national recruitment campaign for retired specialists so that they return to work and join the IMSS-Bienestar.
Health in our country is constantly changing. One of the biggest occurred in 2023 with the disappearance of the Institute of Health for Well-being (Insabi). It barely had three years of existence but the project had zero results. With this in mind, now people without social security will be served by the IMSS-Wellness but there are still many unanswered questions.
In this regard, the representative of the Ministry of Health (SSa), Juan Antonio Ferrer Aguilar, made a very important clarification. He made it clear that during this transition stage It will not affect medical care or the supply of cancer drugs.
The purchase of medicines for the following years is insured
In a virtual meeting between authorities of the SSa and the Interior with mothers and fathers of girls and boys with cancer, he reported that the purchase of medicines for all of 2023 and 2024. In fact, they are also working on 2025 to ensure supply during the government transition.
He explained that the purchases will be carried out by the SSa and endorsed the commitment to maintain collaboration with mothers and fathers of girls and boys with cancer to jointly monitor medical care and the supply of medicines.
During the meeting, which is number 97, in which the progress and pending issues on the subject were presented, the mothers and fathers thanked the continuity of the meetings to attend to the health-related needs of their daughters and sons. So far they have helped ensure full treatment for more than two thousand girls and boys with cancer.
All medical services are free
In the virtual meeting, authorities of the High Specialty Hospital of Veracruz (HAEV) They clarified that the services provided by this medical unit are free for people who do not have social security.
They explained that, on occasions, when the equipment is out of service, the diagnostic and treatment services are subrogated or provided in other hospitals with which they have agreements.
In turn, Mrs. Cora requested that health personnel who care for cancer patients receive training to improve the quality of service.
The head of the Social Participation and Liaison Coordinating Unit of the Ministry of Health, Monica Mieres Hermosillosaid that it will send in writing to the corresponding authorities, each of the requests of the mothers and fathers, and will follow up on the issues discussed during the meeting.
Present at this meeting were the sub-delegate in Mexico City of the Ministry of the Interior (Segob), Manuel Cuevas Peña, and Omar, spokesman for the group of mothers and fathers of minors with cancer.
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