State of the Sector: From Structural Reforms to COVID-19

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During the opening conference of Mexico Health Summit 2021, Patrick Devlyn, President of the Health Commission at CCE, exposed the current state of the Mexican health industry in the face of the pandemic, coupled with public reforms that impacted both the public and private sector. Among the main challenges the sector has gone through, he noted, are the lack of incentives for doctors, research, infrastructure projects and investment. The latter, Devlyn pointed out, is reflected in public health performance and negative economic outcomes for out-of-pocket patients.