As 2016 turned the corner into a new year, macroeconomic uncertainty kept the world – and the global business community – on tenterhooks. The Mexican health industry cast a wary eye on events north of the border that were impacting the local exchange rate while also focusing treatment efforts on obesity and diabetes, which continued to top the country’s major health concerns. Considered as epidemics by the government, steps are being taken to eradicate these diseases in the country, especially through prevention. However, universal access to health, a key to promoting prevention in an increasingly aging population that is not accustomed to continuous medical checkups, remains an illusive ideal in the face of a fractured Mexican health system and the large number of people who continue to work informally, which complicates their access to a system marked by budget cuts. In this context, collaboration between the public and private sectors is vital for improving quality of life.
