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Mexican president-elect vows to improve public health care
Updated 7:23 pm CDT, Tuesday, July 31, 2018
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday he plans to direct spending in the public health system so Mexicans can enjoy European-quality free health care.
Mexico has near-universal health coverage through a network of public clinics and hospitals. However, the facilities are often understaffed or lack medicine.
"We're going to guarantee that medical attention and medicine are free," Lopez Obrador told reporters. "There will be good attention, and doctors, in health centers."
He said he will stamp out corruption and free up public funds by consolidating medicine purchases at the federal level. There's enough money in the budget to cover medication, he said.
More:
https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Mexican-president-elect-vows-to-improve-public-13120772.php