The initiative seeks to improve healthcare availability, particularly for lower-income and uninsured populations. Officials said the programme will strengthen public-health infrastructure and reduce inequalities in access to treatment.

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Mexico continues efforts to reform and expand its national healthcare system, and the rollout forms part of wider healthcare reforms introduced under the Mexican government to centralise and improve medical services. Authorities said the programme will focus on increasing access to medicines, hospitals and healthcare workers, while addressing longstanding challenges involving funding, regional inequality and pressure on public-health institutions.