MEXICO CITY - The senseless deaths torment doctors and nurses the most: The man who died because an inexperienced nurse unplugged his ventilator. The patient who died from septic shock because no one monitored his vital signs. The people whose breathing tubes clogged after being abandoned in their hospital beds for hours on end.
The shortages have had devastating consequences for patients, according to interviews with health workers across the country. Several doctors and nurses recounted dozens of preventable deaths in hospitals - the result of neglect or mistakes that never should have happened. "People have died because of a lack of medical attention and because of negligence," de la Cruz said."These patients would have a better chance of surviving if we could offer better care."
Mexico's outbreak is growing quickly and shows no signs of slowing. Reported cases and deaths have risen every week for the last couple of months, hitting Mexico City and Baja California, which includes Tijuana, particularly hard. As Mexico's population grew during the last decade, the government kept hospital funding low, devoting less than 3 per cent of its national output to health care. World Bank data shows that by 2017, well before López Obrador took office, only two countries in Central and South America spent less on health than Mexico as a share of their economies: Guatemala and Venezuela.
Many countries have struggled with doctors and nurses falling ill, but in Mexico the problem is particularly bad.
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