- According to the SSa there is a deficit of 200 thousand health professionals in our country.
- To combat this problem, the Mexican government signed an agreement with the Cuban government to send 500 specialists to our country.
- Due to the magnitude of the problem, agreements are now being sought with nations from other parts of the world to bring doctors to Mexico.
Health is going through a difficult time in our country. For decades, investment in this area was stopped and now the consequences can be seen. Hospitals have obsolete equipment that does not allow for proper patient care. While it is also accused that there is a shortage of specialists in Mexico.
According to the estimates of the Ministry of Health (SSa), At least 200,000 general practitioners and specialists are needed to comply with the recommendations of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The direct consequence is that workers must fulfill several functions or attend to more patients than their share.
As a result of the above, most end with a strong physical and mental fatigue. It is not easy to have to work tirelessly and with minimal inputs. In most cases, personal time must be sacrificed to get the job done.
With this in mind, one of the strategies of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was to sign an agreement with the government of his counterpart Miguel Díaz-Canel. What it establishes is the sending of 500 Cuban medical specialists to our country.
The first contingent has already arrived and was sent to Nayarit, while the next will be in charge of Colima. In all cases, doctors are expected to work in highly marginalized rural areas. These are places where there are needs but very few risk working.
Now, according to the weekly ProcessAMLO himself recognized that the arrival of Caribbean doctors will not be enough to cover the shortcomings of our country. Therefore, he assured that the next step is to seek more specialists from other parts of the world. Within the list of nations that he mentioned are United States, France and even China.
“That is also why, although it is very controversial and our adversaries are very retrograde, not all of them, but some who are very conservative. Health comes first, health is a human right, it has nothing to do with ideologies, it has nothing to do with politics and of course we need specialists. If necessary, we will bring them from France, from China, from the United States.”
Although there are still no agreements, his words have been the subject of ridicule and criticism by health professionals in our country. especially because It is questionable whether there are doctors from developed countries willing to work in Mexico.
How much does a doctor earn in the United States?
In that sense, one of the biggest differences that exist is salary. According to a portal study LenstoreThe United States is the country that pays the best doctors in the world.
Based on what is published, the average for a year of work is equivalent to four million 330 thousand pesos. The figure represents little more than 10 times what a doctor receives in Mexico.
In addition, the conditions they face in their daily routine should also be considered. In the American Union, hospitals have everything they need to offer the best possible care to patients. In addition, the working hours are not as long and exhausting as in our country.