Overview

• The Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno rolled out the “Juntas y Juntos contra el Hostigamiento y el Acoso” campaign on August 11 to tackle sexual and labor harassment in Mexico’s public health sector.
• As part of the launch, the SAGB released posters and videos and activated an email address and a phone line for medical staff and patients to report abusive conduct.
• Officials say the campaign will leverage administrative powers to enforce Norma Oficial Mexicana 001-SSA-2023 and signal that violating rules carries tangible consequences.
• The move follows heightened visibility from a resident’s deadly June 2 incident in Monterrey and urgent appeals from the Asamblea Nacional de Residentes for systemic reforms.
• Previous data cited by the Asociación Mexicana de Médicos en Formación indicate that 40% of medical residents and 17.3% of nursing personnel have endured harassment on the job.