Medical and safety
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- What is the level of health care and medicine in Mexico?
- (¿Cómo es la calidad de tratamiento médico en México?)
- What about prescription drugs?
- (¿Me puede decir algo sobre los medicamentos que requieren prescripción médica?)
Tell me about the Mexican National Health Care Plan
What is the level of health care and medicine in Mexico?
Mexico has had its share of the U.S. press exploiting some of the non traditional treatments available "South of the Border." However despite this image, the facts are that Mexico has an excellent reputation for the quality of its Health Care system.
As in every country there are good and bad physicians, and better and worse hospitals. In general, the physicians and surgeons in Mexico are well trained and have good diagnostic and treatment skills. Many have received training in the U.S., Canada or Europe.
The hospitals (both private and public) are usually easily accessible and well equipped. In the major centers such as Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara, the hospitals often have leading edge equipment and techniques that equal or exceed those available "North of the Border."
Nearly all local towns have medical care available.
What about prescription drugs?
Mexico has a more liberal and tolerant attitude towards medication than the U.S. or Canada.
Partly due to the fact that many of the traditional remedies are still accepted as legitimate, and because the belief and use of these traditional medicines goes a long way to reducing health care costs (and keeping people healthy), pharmacies (farmacias) in Mexico are very different.
Many drugs that are not available in the U.S. are easily available in Mexico. Generally, the cost of medications is less to much less.
Most pharmacists are experienced and trained diagnosticians, and will help you with basic problems. In addition, they are qualified to give injections.
Ask around in the community you are in and you will learn which is the preferred farmacia.
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