Quintana Roo Governor Vows to End Medicine Shortages

Chetumal, Quintana Roo — Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa has declared that 2026 will be “the best year for public health in the recent history of Quintana Roo,” committing to resolve the problem of medicine shortages in state hospitals and clinics, as well as to consolidate hospital infrastructure projects currently in process or in the administrative definition stage.

Interviewed in the city of Chetumal after the celebration of Police Day, the governor acknowledged that the public health system has faced historical backlogs, structural deficiencies, and a lack of planning that dragged on for years, a situation she said is now being addressed with a public policy based on coordinated work with the Government of Mexico.

She stated that it cannot continue to be allowed for people to arrive at a hospital and not find medicines, nor for deficiencies in medical care to become normalized.

“Please, if at any health center there are no medicines, let us know so we can address it immediately through the organization we have, so that the people of Quintana Roo do not lack medicines,” she said.

She explained that work is already underway in coordination with federal health authorities to regularize the processes of supply, distribution, and provision, as well as to strengthen control and supervision mechanisms, in order to avoid irregularities, delays, and diversion of medical supplies.

During the interview, the state leader highlighted the strategic medical infrastructure projects being developed in different regions of the state, which she affirmed will be fundamental to improving the capacity of the public health system.

Among them, she mentioned the construction of the new General Hospital of Chetumal and the General Hospital of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, works that are part of the commitments to expand medical coverage in the south and center of the state, regions historically lagging in high-specialty services.

She also referred to the Medical Specialties Tower in the city of Cancún, a key project for specialized care in northern Quintana Roo, whose operation, she acknowledged, remains suspended because it is a work that depends directly on the Federal Government.

She commented that these are federal projects, and that implies specific administrative and technical processes.

Mara Lezama emphasized that the improvement of the health system in Quintana Roo cannot be understood without institutional coordination with the Federation, as these are strategic projects that are part of the national policy to strengthen the health sector.

She reiterated that her government maintains a permanent working relationship with the responsible federal agencies, with the goal of unblocking administrative processes, accelerating works, regularizing equipment, and ensuring that already-built infrastructure can be put into operation.

Mara Lezama reiterated that her administration will maintain as a priority medical care, investment in hospital infrastructure, and strengthening of the public health system, with the goal of guaranteeing the right to health for all the people of Quintana Roo.