Overview
- Medical residents at the Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Veracruz had suspended surgeries after roughly two weeks of protests over shortages of medicines and basic supplies.
- The video that circulated on September 10 shows coordinator Roberto Ramos Alor telling a resident “If you do not want to operate, do not operate,” and warning that protests could affect evaluations.
- Public outrage followed the footage and prompted calls for Ramos Alor’s resignation, after which he posted a public apology acknowledging that his words were inappropriate.
- IMSS-Bienestar’s national office formally rejected Ramos Alor’s remarks, said it will apply corrective measures and moved resident interlocution to the Coordination of Education, Research and Medical Quality.
- The agency reported delivering four million pieces of medicines and supplies between August 31 and September 7 and said 3.8 million more pieces are scheduled, while monitoring continues to try to restore surgical activity and protect residents’ training.