- Aggressions against health professionals are constantly reported throughout the country.
- It is one of the reasons why it has been requested to abolish the social service in Medicine.
- The case of a doctor murdered in Chiapas has filled the entire health union with mourning.
Being a health professional in a country like Mexico is not easy. There is not enough staff to cover the workload and the consequence is a worrying labor exploitation. The long hours have been normalized and it is a situation that all young people must endure since their formation. Although in reality it is the “lesser” of evils because there is another quite serious and it is violence. The most recent case is that of a murdered doctor who has mourned the entire guild.
The outlook is not encouraging and in recent years attacks have increased. Although there are no safe spaces, where attacks occur most frequently is in rural areas.
It is in areas far from the cities where there is the greatest risk because there are not enough security guarantees. To begin with, the police elements are insufficient and do not protect the people who require it.
In fact, it is one of the reasons why it has been requested Eliminate social service in Medicine. All students must allocate the last 12 months of their training to provide care in a health center. Some do it in one close to their home but there are others that are sent to remote places.
Another deadly attack on a doctor
All of the above leads to the case of a murdered doctor which shows that even outside hospitals there is a latent danger. According to what was published by the weekly Processon December 2, the Dr. José Carlos Herrera López30 years old, was attacked by an armed commando.
Based on the investigation, the doctor was inside his home in the municipality of La Trinitaria in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. Suddenly, a group of people with long weapons arrived and by force they all entered the home. Without explanations and directly, everyone activated their weapons against the doctor, who died instantly.
The doctor belonged to the Chiapas Ministry of Health (SSC) and according to investigations the reason for the attack is unknown. While now colleagues from all over the country demand that justice be done and that there be a punishment against the culprits. However, so far there are no suspects or detainees.
Other recent cases of attacks against doctors
On September 2, 2021 we inform you of the murder of a neurosurgeon while driving his BMW car through the streets of Mexico City. The crime occurred in broad daylight and on one of the busiest avenues in the capital.
On the other hand, on September 9 of the same year, a murder in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. The victim was Dr. Sergio Eduardo Espejo Guasco, who was traveling in his Mercedes Benz vehicle.
In all the cases mentioned, firearms were used and the motive for each crime is still not clear. But while before it was believed that it was dangerous to be a doctor in rural areas, now it has been shown that it is a high-risk profession in any part of the country. Even in the big cities, which are the most protected and have security cameras, attacks of this magnitude occur.
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