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NEW NATIONAL HEALTH PLAN WILL FOCUS ON SOUTHEAST REGION

By Paloma Duran | Thu, 03/25/2021 - 16:54

Mexico faces important health challenges due to low investment in the sector in
recent years. In addition, the government is designing a new National Health
Plan that will focus on Mexico’s southeast region due to its significant health
access gaps. This week, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) advised against the
use of Ivermectin as more research is needed to know concerning effectiveness in
COVID-19 cases.

Here is the Week in Health!

NATIONAL

-Héctor Valle, President of the Mexican Foundation for Health, said Mexico faces
important health challenges, such as access to services and the lack of hospital
personnel, due to the low investment the country has made in the sector in the
last 30 years.

-The differences between the north and south in terms of healthcare access in
Mexico have led the current administration to design a National Health Plan,
which will focus first on the southeastern part of the country, since
socioeconomic, residence, gender, origin and ethnicity conditions have widened
the health access gap.

-Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City Mayor, sent a proposal to Congress for the
creation of a Health Laboratory for future health crises. This facility will
analyze possible health risks and carry out epidemiological surveillance. The
new laboratory would be in charge of SEDESA and would coordinate the network of
public laboratories and guide decision-making.

-The US plans to send 2.7 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Mexico and
another 1.5 million doses to Canada. This is the first time the US has supplied
vaccines to another country and according to BBC News, the new plan comes after
China exported vaccines to several countries in what is being called “vaccine
diplomacy.”

-So far, the Mexican government has administered 6.119 million COVID-19
vaccines. The population that has been vaccinated includes doctors, nurses,
hospital personnel and athletes who will participate in the Tokyo 2021 Olympic
Games, as well as teachers from Campeche and older adults from all over the
country.

-PAHO reported that the number of COVID-19 contagions has stabilized in Mexico,
US and Canada. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of PAHO, applauded this situation
but emphasized that the health emergency in the region is still active. She
explained that South American countries, such as Brazil, have registered a
significant increase in contagions, which has affected neighboring countries
like Venezuela, Bolivia and Peru. Therefore, this situation could generate a
domino effect where North American countries could aggravate their situation.

INTERNATIONAL

-The European Medicines Agency (EMA) advised against the use of the
antiparasitic Ivermectin for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 outside
clinical trials. After the publications on the benefits of using Ivermectin, EMA
reviewed the results of clinical studies, which were varied as some studies did
not show any benefit. The agency said more well-designed randomized studies are
needed to learn about the product's efficacy and safety.

-Dr. Jenny Harries, UK Deputy Chief Medical Officer, will lead the new UK Health
Security Agency (UKHSA) to prevent and respond to external health threats. The
UK government announced that the new agency will be a leader in health security
and will provide intellectual, scientific and operational guidance to ensure a
better response to internal and external risks. UKSHA's primary focus will be to
continue fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

-India reported the existence of a "double mutant variant" of SARS-CoV-2 in
several states of the country. According to authorities, the E484Q and L452R
mutations of the virus have not been previously catalogued and, therefore, their
genomic sequencing is being analyzed to determine their risks to elaborate a
control plan.

-A large number of African countries have implemented fewer health security
measures to prevent contagions during the second wave of COVID-19, which already
has 30 percent more cases. According to the African Center for Disease Control
and Prevention, the rapid and coordinated response that African countries took
during the first wave considerably limited its consequences. However, the
continent is currently at a higher risk of suffering a health crisis.

 

The data used in this article was sourced from:  
El Economista, MBN, Infobae, UK Government, EMA, Expansión, Forbes
Photo by:   qimono
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