By KELIN DILLON It was revealed in the release of Mexico’s Expenditure Budget for 2022, which details all the allocated funds for the upcoming year, that the country’s XXI Century Medical Insurance Program would receive a budget of zero pesos, leaving more than 4 million families without medical care for their children. The insurance was created in 2007 under the
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s Social Security Institute (IMSS) announced it will convert 139 of its hospitals throughout the country to help battle the coronavirus pandemic and maximize capacity, following several brushes with near-full occupancy. The IMSS said it would be appropriating 1.607 billion pesos to purchase medical supplies and equipment to distribute throughout the designated hospitals, all
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By KELIN DILLON The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in many casualties around the globe, and healthcare personnel, particularly in Mexico, have unfortunately been no exception. Back in September, Amnesty International released a report revealing that Mexico had a higher number of healthcare workers die from covid-related issues than any other country in the world. As of Dec. 21, 2,330 medical
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