Although the Mexican health sector is far from reaching its full technological potential due to diverse barriers, technology will break paradigms and democratize primary healthcare and insurance culture in the country, agreed insurtech and health tech experts.
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Although the health sector’s budget has massively increased over the last two years in Mexico, most of it is being allocated toward COVID-19 efforts while other pressing national health crises, such as the rise of chronic diseases, are being neglected. Omar Tomey, Medical Director, AbbVie Mexico, speaks of equally important health issues, as well as the preventive and curative care methods for the growing percentage of the population with a chronic illness.
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Reskilling and training is always essential for continuous medical education. Most recently, tech has joined the list of subjects that are a priority for medical professionals to manage a better practice. Experts Jorge Valdez of TecSalud, Sonia Pérez of UDIBI-IPN, Igor da Costa of Docusign, Jorge Zita of CrowdStrike and Nidia Garza of MMM Holdings met at Mexico Health Summit to discuss the basics of this reskilling process.
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Public care and medical devices supply have been among the main issues for the health industry since the Acquisition Law was changed. A path to improve and guarantee treatment for patients will only be possible if the public and private sectors have open dialogue and work together on planning, processes and monitoring, agreed experts from CANIFARMA, AMIIF and AMID.
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As medtech continues advancing, its implementation will largely depend on regulation. Christian López-Silva of Baker Mckenzie, Fabiola Fajardo of Alitea, Víctor Sánchez of Pragmatec, Andrea Arozamena of GS1, Juan Luis Serrano of Sánchez Devanny and Gabriela Lerma of IQVIA discuss the regulatory environment behind COFEPRIS regarding different emerging technologies.
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Healthtech has proven to be a bridge for care provision and as local companies develop new solutions, results show more precise outcomes. Learn about the importance of local innovation and its challenges from experts Cristina Campero from PROSPERiA, Amiel Rosales from Nubix, Oscar de la Garza from Medpacom, Gustavo Rodríguez from nutriADN and Cristina Raunich from Terapify.
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The industry is moving toward new health delivery models built around the patient rather than the provider. While the transition toward integrated healthcare in Mexico will be filled with challenges, these will be outweighed by the benefits to the economy and general well-being.
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Alec Lee, Director of Healthcare Research, Frontier View, shares his examination of Mexico’s 2022 proposed healthcare budget by pointing out trends and potential long-term impacts. Amongst his highlights, Lee points out the shifting relationship between the public and private sectors, an increasing yet limited budget and the coming impacts of a prevention-focused approach to evolving health issues.
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While the UN’s climate change summit of 2021 saw the attendance of hundreds of countries, health aspects of the summit remain neglected. British Ambassador to Mexico Jon Benjamin provides a new outlook for the agreements to understand them as public health issues.
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This week, Mexico Health Summit celebrates its 2022 edition, López Obrador wants to make lithium a national security matter and Sustainalytics deems PEMEX’s emissions ‘dangerous’. Watch now!

The Energy Commission’s Manuel Rodríguez discusses the 2022 plans for the industry and the fate of the Constitutional Energy Reform.

Mexico Health Summit 2018