Until the last year of the president’s government Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the vaccine was lagging behind. In 2023, exactly 8 out of ten had a complete vaccination record and only 66% of those older than one year received all the biologics that corresponded to them, according to official data obtained by the group Cero Desabasto.
The BCG vaccineapplied to newborns and protecting them against tuberculosis, there was a coverage of 83% in 2023, a level compared to the level recorded in 1991, as seen in the rhistorical record from vaccination of the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization.
This means that in the the current administration recorded the biggest drop in the last 30 years in this biology which had maintained coverage between 100% and 96% since 2000, and had not recovered.
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In 2020, the year of the Covid pandemic, it fell to sonly 3 out of 10 babies are vaccinated, but even after the health crisis, the level of health has not recovered. vaccination 96% enrolled in 2018.
While the vaccination DPT against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough, steadily decreasing. In 2023, only 77% of one-year-olds received the corresponding dose, despite the fact that in 2018, 9 out of 10 children vaccine.
The decline in the use of this biology also worsened starting in 2019, so Mexico was one of the 10 countries with the lowest number of children vaccinea figure that was equal to Angola, a country on the African continent, according to the comparison made by the UNICEF this year.
According to the vaccination against measlesHistorically Mexico has been behind with a coverage of up to 79% in 2017, 2023 is the year with the lowest rate, recording a coverage of 66.8%.
This is happening even though there is a warning about the spread of measles in the country. In fact, on April 9, the Mexican Ministry of Health issued an epidemiological notification for cases of measles in Mexico. Until then, in week 13 of 2024, a total of 859 suspected cases of measles or rubella were reported and investigated.
Megapharmacy has not solved medicine shortages
According to data from Cero Desabasto, presented at a press conference this past Monday, the lack It continues, because in 2023 7 million 503 thousand 818 prescriptions were not filled.
The largest share is according to the IMSS, with 5 million 185 thousand 877 prescriptions that are not actually filled, although it reached 98% supply. The second institution is with the Sedena had the highest number of unfilled prescriptionswith 931 thousand 364 .
Although the megapharmacy, the latest project of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has not solved the demand for medicines that consumers need.
“Between December 29, 2023 and March 20, 2024, 6,054 records (medicine requests) are reported, only 61% have been completed,” reveals the information obtained by the organization through publicity.
In addition, the delivery of medicine occurs up to 25 and 26 days after IMSS and IMSS Bienestar users, respectively, called the megapharmacy to register your request. In the case of ISSSTE beneficiaries, the duration of the process was 15 days.
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Most asked for medicines in the megapharmacy
Among the most requested medicines in the megapharmacy and the beneficiaries do not receive it in their medical units, they are the polymeric diet, with 731 pieces requested. These are nutritional supplements for malnourished, sick, hospitalized people who cannot eat.
There is also the liraglutidewith 411 pieces requested, and which is used to treat diabetes, a disease that affects 12.4 million Mexicans and is the third leading cause of death in the country.
It is followed by insulinwith 297 pieces requested, treatment to control blood sugar levels and also recommended for patients with diabetes.
Another of the relevant data reported by the group is that the contraceptive methods delivered by public health centers in the country also recorded the lowest rate.
The number of dispute delivered in 2022, 47 million 124 thousand pieces, the lowest number recorded in the last seven years. In 2023 it increased to more than 64 million condoms, but this is almost half of the condoms delivered in 2017, with 118.5 million pieces.
Delivery is long term contraceptive methods like implants. While in 2017 more than 1.2 million were distributed, in 2023 it fell to 700 thousand. At the same time, the TODAYit went from 800 miles to 300 miles in the same years.
2024-05-07 12:33:30
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