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Mexico Launches National Public Health Week With 30,000 Preventive Actions

Free services roll out in schools and public spaces to push prevention, vaccination, mental health.

Overview

  • The Health Ministry inaugurated the 2025 campaign on September 6 in Chalco, activating operations across all 32 states through September 13 with participation from federal, state, municipal and international partners, including PAHO and UNICEF.
  • Authorities plan more than 30,000 preventive actions with a stated goal of reaching about 20 million people, with vaccination against measles emphasized as a priority.
  • The strategy rests on five axes: disease prevention and control, early-life interventions including pregnancy, attention to social determinants such as water quality and education, mental health care, and community participation.
  • Health teams will run free brigades in schools, offices, shelters and public spaces, offering screenings, health promotion and materials in Spanish and indigenous languages.
  • IMSS highlighted ongoing programs, reporting 5 million primary students assessed with 38,000 free eyeglasses delivered and 200,000 referrals to family medicine units, alongside its ELSSA workplace initiative covering 4.5 million workers.