In the first days of September, representatives from pharmaceutical laboratories, medical device manufacturers and private health sector associations met with Health Secretary officials to start defining + info
A principios de septiembre, representantes de laboratorios farmacéuticos, fabricantes de dispositivos médicos y asociaciones privadas del sector sanitario se reunieron con funcionarios de la Secretaría de + info
Distintos países de la región avanzan en regulaciones relacionadas a los cuidados paliativos en sus respectivos sistemas de salud. Desde México, la Secretaría de Salud anunció + info
Different countries in the region are making progress with palliative care regulations in their respective health systems. In Mexico, the Health Ministry announced the review of + info
El 9 de abril México ingresó al Fondo Rotatorio de Vacunas y el Fondo de Medicamentos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). Su incorporación + info
On April 9, Mexico joined the Vaccine Revolving Fund and the Medicines Fund of the World Health Organization (WHO). The move was announced in a ceremony + info
At the beginning of April, the Federal Commission for the Protection of Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) established new guidelines on the importation of drugs designed to facilitate + info
A principios de abril, la Comisión Federal para la Protección de Riesgos Sanitarios (Cofepris) fijó nuevos lineamientos para la importación de medicamentos con el objetivo de + info
The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the Chilean Legislature are both working to promote telemedicine as a means for enhanced rapid-response healthcare and to facilitate + info
Argentina and Mexico are taking steps to reshape drug purchasing at the national level. The objective is to strengthen their negotiation position and cut prices. The + info
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) wants to achieve universal health coverage in Mexico by 2021 and is not ruling out the joint purchase of drugs + info
SUSTAINABILITY Climate change. The Kigali Amendment to the 1987 Montreal Protocol entered into force January 1. The Protocol provides a general framework for the protection of + info
SOSTENIBILIDAD Cambio climático. El 1 de enero entró en vigencia la Enmienda Kigali al Protocolo de Montreal de 1987. El Protocolo ofrece un marco general para + info
Nutrition Labeling. On November 30, the heads of government of Mexico, Canada and the United States (Enrique Peña Nieto, Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump respectively) signed + info
NUTRICIÓN Etiquetado. El 30 de noviembre, los jefes de Gobierno de México, Canadá y los Estados Unidos (Enrique Peña Nieto, Justin Trudeau y Donald Trump respectivamente) + info
INNOVATION Fintech. In October 2017, the then president of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto introduced to Congress a bill to regulate financial technology institutions (Fintech). The bill, + info
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced in his inauguration speech on Saturday, December 1, 2018, that he will work on the implementation of a universal + info
El presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) anunció en su discurso de asunción, el sábado 1° de diciembre de 2018, que trabajará en la aplicación de + info
Countries in Latin America are making progress in reducing drug prices. Among the various measures under consideration, two are of particular note: in Mexico, the Federal + info
Los países de la región avanzan en la reducción de los precios de los medicamentos. Entre las varias medidas consideradas, se destacan el caso de México, + info