He President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Canceling confirmed that “it’s not important” 35 Official Mexican Standard (NOM) on the treatment of various diseases including cancer Of breast, cervix and prostate.
“Regarding the rules, I assure you people don’t even know,” he replied during his morning press conference on Monday national palace On the question of a journalist.
“It’s not really important, it’s a matter of business for the elite,” he said.
The President attributed the criticism of the disappearance of 35 NOMs to “one leadership” and “influence traders”.
“It’s a matter of leadership, of people who are involved in the drug trade who don’t want there to be regulation or have too many rules according to what’s convenient for them,” he said.
“That’s why we are not going to discuss this matter here because it is not really important, it is a matter of business, of elite, of influence peddlers,” he said.
“If we look into them, we’re going to find everyone here who sold drugs to the government and who are now in trouble because they made a profit, they also stole the money for the drugs,” he concluded.
Disappearance of 35 NOM on health
On June 1, with the publication of “Supplement to the National Quality Infrastructure Program 2023” Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF), 35 Health NOMs were cancelled, preventing and treating various diseases such as breast, cervical and prostate cancer. sexual transmission, diabetes, obesity, in others.
The Project for the Promotion, Protection and Support of Breastfeeding was also cancelled; for health in food; for school health; Comprehensive treatment of overweight and obesity; prevention and control of oral diseases; Anger; Addiction; and child health care.
The measure received various criticisms from various sectors of the population, including politicians and health experts.
this monday, the PRI Parliamentary Group She argued that with the disappearance of the regulations, the federal government shows contempt for cancer patients and women. They also warn about the potential consequences it could bring to the treatment of conditions.
In return, the government of chihuahua issued a statement on 3 June, saying it “leaves defenseless women, men, children and adults from vulnerable groups who cannot afford treatment or who are receiving medical care.”
In contrast, the under secretary for prevention and health promotion, Hugo Lopez-Gatel Ramirezwhich in turn is in charge of the National Advisory Committee for Public Health Standardization (CCNNSP), He said the rules involved are not in charge of guaranteeing care in the country’s health system.
