In an exclusive interview, Dr. José Narro Robles, Secretary of Health of Mexico, provides insight into the main challenges of the domestic healthcare system and his strategic priorities to improve the quality of life for Mexican citizens, while highlighting his commitment to better leveraging the financial resources of a public health system that strives to become more efficient, integrated and responsive to the needs of its entire population.
You were appointed Secretary of Health of Mexico by President Enrique Peña Nieto in February 2016. Given the current government has just over two more years left in power, on which strategic areas will you concentrate your efforts to concretely strengthen the Mexican health system?
Over the last three and a half years, the Mexican government has for example performed nearly 300 million vaccinations and invested more than 21 billion Mexican Pesos [around USD 1.12 billion] in vaccine purchasing, while the outcomes of our country’s vaccination program have been extremely positive
