By MARK LORENZANA Shortly after Mexican health authorities eliminated the mandatory use of face masks in closed spaces, Mexico’s Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC), in an official statement on Tuesday, Oct. 11, said that it is now optional for passengers to mask up inside the country’s airports and on flights departing Mexico. “As of this date (Tuesday) and as long
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By MARK LORENZANA The arrival of Cuban doctors in Mexico will continue as long as there is a demand for specialists, said Zoé Robledo, director of Mexico’s Social Security Institute (IMSS), as more Cuban physicians were deployed in the country on Tuesday, Aug. 19 — this time in the Mexican states of Guerrero and Campeche. Around 50 Cuban doctors arrived
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By MARK LORENZANA The Mexican federal government has continued its trend of prioritizing subsidies over investments, despite the economic crisis brought about by the covid-19 pandemic. In the first six months of this year, subsidies and financial transfers totaled 463.5 billion pesos, according to data released by Mexico’s Secretariat of Finance (SHCP). In contrast, physical investment — which is focused on building, conserving
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By KELIN DILLON While Mexico’s Secretariat of Health announced that it would be implementing a robust hiring program for medical specialists to fill nearly 14,000 vacant positions on May 24, the employment strategy has altogether fallen flat, with more than 50 percent of those positions reportedly not receiving a single application from their targeted audience in the weeks following. According
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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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