Veracruz Doctors Protest Supply Shortages Despite Recent Government Meeting
VERACRUZ – Resident doctors at the High Specialty Hospital of Veracruz demonstrated today, protesting a persistent lack of essential medical supplies that thay say compromises patient care. The protest occurred just 24 hours after Veracruz Governor rocío Nahle and IMSS Director General Zoé Robledo met with the stated goal of improving medical care and ensuring quality services for the population.
The doctors expressed skepticism regarding the promises made by Nahle and Robledo to improve healthcare in Veracruz, calling their assurances of “decent and efficient care” insufficient.
Leaving their posts to stage the demonstration, the doctors highlighted deplorable working conditions. They reported a lack of adequate rest areas, citing the presence of “harmful cockroaches and fauna” and a lack of sanitary bathroom facilities.
Protesters carried signs with slogans including, “A resident without inputs is a resident tied hands,” “We do not want privileges, we want inputs,” and “No woman should give birth without security.”
Doctors stated the shortages, especially of medication, have persisted for several months despite being brought to the attention of hospital administrators. The impact is widespread, but particularly acute in the emergency room and gynecology departments. “But in general the problem is for everyone. we need protection teams to take care of you, it is not just for us,” one doctor explained.
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