Mexico’s 2025 Public Health Week Surpasses Goals

Mexico’s Ministry of Health announced that the 2025 National Public Health Week, held on Sept. 6–13 across the country, closed with results that exceeded national targets.

The initiative aimed to reach 20 million people nationwide through about 30,000 activities promoting healthy habits, reports MBN. However, final figures showed that 35,668 activities were carried out, representing 118% of the original goal. In total, 26.2 million people were reached nationwide, equivalent to 131% of the target population.

The National Public Health Week serves not only to bring preventive services to communities but also to generate diagnostic data and health indicators. These outcomes support the design of public policies and reinforce primary healthcare efforts.

“With these results, we reaffirm our commitment to bringing prevention, timely care, and the promotion of healthy habits to all communities in the country,” says Mexico’s Ministry of Health.

Activities included vaccination campaigns, with 7,862 doses administered against the human papillomavirus (HPV) and 385,955 doses against measles. Both measures are considered essential to protecting children and preventing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. This is key as the WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recently warned of a decline in the number of children receiving life-saving immunizations in Mexico, largely due to service disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The initiative was carried out with the participation of all 32 states and institutions across the health sector, including the IMSS, IMSS-Bienestar, ISSSTE, SEDENA, SEMAR, and PEMEX. International organizations such as the PAHO/WHO and UNICEF also contributed, alongside civil society organizations, academic institutions, local governments, media outlets, and citizens.

“From ISSSTE, we took part in this week with a major physical activity initiative, and throughout the year with the ECOS for Well-being programs, as well as through the dissemination of information on health and proper nutrition,” writes Martí Batres, General Director, ISSSTE, on X.