Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the appointment, noting it was a decision by Health Secretary David Kershenobich.
- The Health Ministry said Borja assumed the role on January 1, replacing Armida Zúñiga, who led the agency from October 2024 to December 2025.
- Officials say the leadership shift seeks faster, more transparent processes while maintaining regulatory rigor for medicines, devices, foods and other health‑risk products.
- Borja is a physician with a PhD in epidemiology, extensive IMSS experience and prior roles in public-health administration and academia.
- Media recount past allegations tied to a 2020 ventilator contract involving Levanting Global Servicios; the supplier was sanctioned and the FGR opened an inquiry, and no judicial sentence against Borja has been reported.