Overview
- Residents in Tenango de Doria told President Claudia Sheinbaum that local clinics lack medicines and doctors, prompting her to visit the IMSS-Bienestar unit and direct an immediate response.
- After the on-site check, federal health authorities reported about 80% of drugs in stock and blamed delays from suppliers for the remaining items, with a pledge to resolve the shortfall.
- Central teams from the Health Ministry and IMSS-Bienestar inspected the clinic, reviewed each medicine on the list, and said patients would get therapeutic substitutes so treatments do not stop.
- People in the area say care often stalls because staffing is thin, including reports of only one doctor on weekend shifts, which leaves patients waiting or traveling for help.
- The flap unfolded during a broader oversight tour that also covered rail works and storm recovery, and it has sharpened scrutiny of IMSS-Bienestar supply chains and rural staffing as officials insist shortages are not widespread.