Coyoacan City Hall

Coyoacán on February 16, 2023

COYOCÁN PAYS TRIBUTE TO WOMEN WHO FIGHTED AGAINST CANCER

The Coyoacán Mayor’s Office and the AC Breast Cancer Foundation (FUCAM), dedicated to the timely detection of this condition that year after year takes the lives of thousands of women in our country, joined together to pay tribute to those who have faced this condition and they unveiled a sculpture in honor of Maly Ortega, former director of this institution and a pioneer in specialized care for the disease.
In a symbolic act, the mayor Giovani Gutiérrez Aguilar, together with the founder and president for life of FUCAM, Dr. Fernando Guisa Hohenstein, unveiled the sculpture called “MALY: La Mujer Coyoacanense”, in honor of Ma. Luisa Ortega Peimbert, deceased wife of Dr. Guisa, and who served as director of the foundation with the vision of supporting women who suffered from this disease to be physically and emotionally rebuilt.
Gutiérrez Aguilar, stressed that the mayor’s office works in coordination and institutionally with civil associations to advance the problem of breast cancer, suffering from profound repercussions. In his message, he pointed out that women are a pillar of society and stressed that, to date, 2,500 mammograms have been performed by FUCAM on Coyoacan women, while by 2023 the figure of 3,700 will be reached. .
“We are here to celebrate the unveiling of a sculpture, placed by FUCAM, an institution designed to, above all things, dignify the health care they receive in terms of detection of breast and cervical cancer. ‘Maly, la mujer coyoacanense’, is a testimony of the work and struggle that have been carried out to guarantee timely care and effective monitoring of women’s health, as well as recognizing that this right must be a priority in our society,” he said.
For his part, Dr. Guisa stressed that the foundation allows creating awareness, timely detection and saving the lives of thousands of women. “We want to make breast cancer a disease of the past. We have been supporting, accompanying, and ensuring the well-being of women in Coyoacán, Mexico City, and the country for 23 years. Their work not only contributes to improving the quality of life of those who suffer from this terrible disease, their work allows them to create awareness, detect in a timely manner, and save the lives of thousands of women,” he asserted.
Additionally, he made special mention of the work carried out by his late wife, Ma. Luisa Ortega Peimbert, who took on the mission of supporting the physical reconstruction and emotional rehabilitation of women who had to undergo mastectomies due to breast cancer.
“She had the mission of raising the self-esteem of the Mexican woman, because a mastectomized woman looked depressed and she was the one who promoted the breast reconstruction treatment,” he said.
When making use of her voice, Desirée Navarro López, General Director of Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination, recalled that a year ago, following the unfortunate death of Maly, “the idea arose of having a park that would commemorate the great work that in life offered to millions of women who were fighting for their lives, fighting breast cancer, but also being an inspiration to millions more who sought to prevent the disease”.
“After many months, we can finally say that we have a park, a garden, a beautiful space dedicated to Maly, the woman from Coyoacan, with a sculpture that has been created with the vision of remembering the women who have lost the fight in this battle, but also to exalt those who have managed to emerge victorious; This beautiful space adopted by FUCAM will allow meditation and reflection, as well as healthy coexistence in the Coyoacán mayor’s office, which has been FUCAM’s home for 17 years”, she highlighted.
For his part, Obdulio Ávila Mayo, Director General of Government and Legal Affairs, indicated that in Mexico, in 2020, breast cancer was the most frequent disease and the leading cause of death in women, with an estimated 29,929 new cases. and 7,931 deaths with an incidence rate of 40.5 and a mortality rate of 10.6 per 100,000 inhabitants.
“The relevance of women is transcendental even beyond themselves. Coyoacán women, keep in mind that this administration pushes with aplomb to generate evolution, therefore, the importance of the mammography days; the violet points; agreements with government and/or social institutions that promote human rights and the search for disappeared persons; the workshops; support for single mothers; job fairs; among many more other actions,” she expressed.
The sculpture “MALY: La Mujer Coyoacanense” was located, thanks to the agreement between the mayor’s office and the government of Mexico City, in the roundabout of Avenida División del Norte and Avenida Pacífico.
Present at the ceremony were María Luisa Guisa Ortega, general director of FUCAM AC; Virginia Guisa Ortega, director of Special Projects FUCAM AC; Pablo Moreno Sánchez, Director of Quality at FUCAM AC; Jesús Zambrano Grijalva, national president of the PRD and resident of Coyoacán; Raúl Flores, former Head of the Delegation in Coyoacán; Aurora Monserrat Cruz Ramírez, General Director of Citizen Security and Institutional Coordination; Martha Amalia Elguea Viniegra, General Director of Public Works and Urban Services; Gabriela Karem Loya Minero, General Director of Social Development and Economic Development and Hilda Trujillo Soto, General Director of Culture.

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