Overview

• Mexico City delivered its first 1,200-peso bimonthly payment to 9,400 pregnant women under the Mujeres Sanas, Infancias Protegidas program.
• The Secretariat of Health has begun house-to-house visits offering health promotion, nutritional guidance, pregnancy workshops and emotional support.
• Beneficiaries’ newborns will undergo mandatory neonatal metabolic and auditory screenings as part of the initiative.
• Jefa de Gobierno Clara Brugada plans to introduce a bill in the local Congress to enshrine the Sistema Público de Cuidados into law.
• The administration has outlined plans to build 300 care and development centers along with community kitchens, public laundries and day homes to reach universal coverage for pregnant women and young children.