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Government Details Iztapalapa Gas-Tanker Blast Response, Highlights Medicine Distribution Push

The morning briefing focused on patient care totals from the La Concordia explosion, pairing updates with a public push for overdue oncology drug deliveries.

Overview

  • ISSSTE reported treating 32 people after the La Concordia bridge explosion, discharging 27 and keeping three hospitalized at Ignacio Zaragoza, Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre and Tláhuac.
  • IMSS-Bienestar said it attended 47 patients across its network, with three severe burn cases remaining at the specialized unit in Hospital Rubén Leñero.
  • Officials said Rutas de la Salud has delivered more than 28 million medicines, supplying 8,061 health centers and 578 hospitals since its August 19 rollout.
  • Health subsecretary Eduardo Clark accused some laboratories of failing to deliver contracted oncology medicines and called on suppliers to meet their commitments.
  • The updates were presented during President Claudia Sheinbaum’s September 23 morning conference at the Salón de Tesorería in Palacio Nacional.