For decades, getting care from a public hospital in Mexico has depended not on where you live or what you need, but on who you work for. That is about to change. President Claudia Sheinbaum announced this week that a presidential decree will formally create the Servicio Universal de Salud — Universal Health Care — with full implementation beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The goal: … [Read more...] about With Universal Health Care, Mexico Is Overhauling Its Fragmented Hospital System
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2nd Fire in a Month Hits Mexico’s Troubled Dos Bocas Refinery
A fire broke out Thursday afternoon at the Olmeca refinery in Dos Bocas, Tabasco — the second significant incident at the facility in less than a month — sending a thick column of black smoke visible for kilometers and triggering a large emergency response. Pemex, Mexico's state oil company, confirmed the blaze started in a petroleum coke storage warehouse inside the … [Read more...] about 2nd Fire in a Month Hits Mexico’s Troubled Dos Bocas Refinery
Truckers, Farmers Blockade Mexico’s Highways, Disrupting Holiday Traffic
Hundreds of truckers and farm workers fanned out across Mexico early Monday morning, setting up blockades on major highways in at least 20 states to demand better security on the roads and fairer conditions for agricultural producers — and putting a difficult cap on the Semana Santa holiday weekend for thousands of returning vacationers. The action was organized by two … [Read more...] about Truckers, Farmers Blockade Mexico’s Highways, Disrupting Holiday Traffic
Harfuchmania Explodes Over Mexico’s Heartthrob Security Minister
Walk through almost any street market in Mexico City right now, and you'll find him staring back at you — not from a campaign poster or a newspaper front page, but from a flannel blanket. Omar García Harfuch, Mexico's 44-year-old Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, has become one of the country's most improbable pop culture phenomena, and vendors across the country … [Read more...] about Harfuchmania Explodes Over Mexico’s Heartthrob Security Minister
Oceana Calls Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill a Transparency Crisis
Nearly three weeks after crude oil began washing up on Mexico's Gulf Coast, the federal government still cannot say where it came from — and a major ocean conservation group says that silence is making a bad situation worse. Oceana, the international ocean protection organization, called on President Claudia Sheinbaum to establish transparent, binding interagency … [Read more...] about Oceana Calls Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill a Transparency Crisis