He insisted that Mexican health professionals “do not want to leave the cities; They are partly right because there their children can go to good schools, they have fun, but it is difficult to have specialists for hospitals in the towns of remote communities. We are making an effort for that.”
The president expressed that the health system “is very bad” and acknowledged that this is pending from his administration, although he said that when he became president, in December 2018, his objective was to improve that area, which was not possible due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We are going to guarantee, but in reality, really, the right to health. We are going to ensure that in all health centers, rural medical units, in hospitals there are general practitioners and there are specialists and medicines are not lacking and everything is delivered and the service is provided free of charge”, he expressed when endorsing his commitment to guarantee the right to health.
He insisted that it has not been an easy matter because the governments that preceded his, sought the privatization of health, which led to a shortage of doctors and nurses.
He also addressed another pending issue: the construction of the San Cristóbal-Palenque highway. He acknowledged that until now the project has been interrupted by peasant groups, who say that this highway will not bring any benefits.
The president is on a tour of Chiapas that will conclude this Sunday. On Monday morning he will meet with the security cabinet, give his press conference and then take a flight to Washington, United States, where on Tuesday he will meet with his counterpart Joe Biden.
