Monopolizando el derecho a la vida: Un estudio sobre las injusticas del sistema de salud mexicano y cómo otras países latinoamericanos están aborando generaciones de inequidad
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El propósito de este estudio es resaltar el efecto de las décadas de inequidad que han sobrecargado al sistema de salud mexicano y por consiguiente, las consecuencias que tienen en los individuos quienes sufren como resultado. A través de la privatización de los sectores públicos en el país, ahora es más difícil que nunca para los ciudadanos mexicanos recibir una de las formas más básicas de derechos humanos: los servicios de salud pública y seguridad social. Y como resultado de esta problemática, las comunidades rurales sufren una gran falta de acceso a los recursos adecuados y como consecuencia nutren las tasas de mortalidad sin precedentes en todas las edades. El gobierno mexicano ha fallado a su gente y esto se puede observar, destaca en informes de agencias como la Medicina Social y la Salud Colectiva de América Latina (LASM / CH) y la Administración de Salud Pública. Sin embargo, a la luz de estas circunstancias, numerosos países latinoamericanos están dando un paso hacia un futuro mejor a medida que buscan aprobar reformas y legislaciones de salud pública más efectivas y eficientes. Esta mejora en base a la atención médica que ha provocado un impulso en la salud de la población mayoritaria. Además, a partir del uso de artículos académicos y datos primarios y secundarios, esta investigación proporcionada tiene como objetivo arrojar luz sobre lo que depara el futuro para la salud pública mexicana.
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The purpose of this study is to highlight the effects of the decades of inequity that has burdened the Mexican health system and, consequently, the effects it has on the individuals who suffer as a result. Through the privatization of the public sectors in the country, it is now more difficult than ever for Mexican citizens to receive some of the most basic forms of human rights: public health and social security services. And as a result of this problem, rural communities suffer from a great lack of access to adequate resources, and, as a consequence, feed unprecedented mortality rates at all ages. The Mexican government has failed its people, and this can be observed, as it is highlighted in reports from agencies such as Social Medicine and Collective Health of Latin America (LASM/CH) and the Public Health Administration. However, in light of these circumstances, many Latin American countries are taking a step toward a better future, as they seek to pass more effective and efficient public health legislation and reforms. This improvement based on medical care has caused a boost in the health of a majority of the population. In addition, from the use of academic articles, as well as primary and secondary data, this research aimed to shed light on what the future holds for Mexican public health.
Comments from Mentors
Robert is a pre-med student and one of the recipients of the prestigious TCU STEM scholarship. As a heritage speaker of Spanish, Robert is very proficient in the language and he took my Spanish for Heritage speakers class to expand his knowledge of academic vocabulary and registers. In the class, students typically work on research paper about a topic related to Latinx or Latinamerican culture or social sciences. For the research paper, Robert was very interested in examining how Latinamerican countries were going to respond to the Covid-19 crisis. Given that the topic (Covid-19) was still very new, he decided to examine the inequalities of access to healthcare in Mexico. In his work he delved in comparissons between Mexico and the prominent advances of other countries such as El Salvador in terms of public health. Robert had to work through several drafts and in every draft I was impressed at his insights on the topic and drive to improve the quality of his work. Overall, I think Robert's work is characteristic about a future medical practitioner who is invested in understanding medicine from an intercultural perspective, and knowing more about how inequitities impact the healthcare outcomes of the latinx community.