Government will create its medicine distributor; will start operating on August 15

MEXICO CITY.

In two weeks, the state company that will distribute medications, medical equipment and vaccines in all the country.

It will be a well-established company so that there is no shortage of medicines even in the most remote town. In the mountains, in the most distant areas, medicines have to arrive free of charge, ”said President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

The acquisition of medical supplies will be coordinated by the UN to guarantee transparency in the process.

The UN does the market analysis, requests proposals and calls. I know look for quality and price, an agreement is reached for the shipment to Mexico City, to the country’s airports. From then on, the distributor will have warehouses and a transportation system to deliver the medicines, ”he explained.

Medicines, vaccines and equipment will be purchased in international tenders in which Mexican companies may also participate.

A STATE COMPANY WILL DISTRIBUTE MEDICINES

The acquisition of medicines, vaccines and medical equipment for the public health sector will be done by the UN and a state company will be in charge of distributing them, said President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

In his morning press conference, the head of the Executive stated that the director of the public distribution company will be David León, to date General Coordinator of Civil Protection.

On August 15 it begins to work, tomorrow we will sign the general agreement with the UN here in the morning and I am already proposing that the first period of medicines be annexed, “he said.

The company’s task will be to ensure that medicines, vaccines and medical equipment reach all public health centers, clinics and hospitals, including those located in the most marginalized and remote areas of the country.

The procurement of the drugs will be coordinated by the UN to ensure transparency in the process.

It is bought abroad. The UN does the market analysis, requests proposals, summons (…) Quality and price are sought, an agreement is reached for the shipment to Mexico City, to the country’s airports.

From there, the distributor will have warehouses and a transportation system to deliver the medicines, ”explained the President.

The transports to distribute the medicines will be labeled to prevent them from being robbed.

Medicines, vaccines and equipment will be purchased in international tenders in which Mexican companies may also participate.

States that decided not to join Insabi will not be included.

The head of the Executive thanked the federal deputies for having approved the reform to the Procurement Law of the federal administration that allows the government to purchase drugs abroad.

BUREAUCRATS RETURN ON OCTOBER 1

Workers in the service of the State will return to work in their offices no earlier than October 1, said the president. Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

In his morning press conference, he established that the measure was taken to protect workers from possible covid-19 infections.

The decision has already been made, not to return for two months. August and september. (They return) Until October 1, in the case of workers in the service of the State. We continue working in the same way, as we have been doing, ”said the head of the federal Executive.

This decision includes only one sector of the bureaucracy, since there are areas that have not stopped activity, nor will they stop.

There are areas where we have to be in the government, everything that is attention to the people, public security, of course the health sector and the Presidency, “he said.

This Monday will also be announced how the process of return to classes and a scheme will be presented in which private schools will support said return.

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