The Mexican government acknowledges the population's discontent over the arrival of Cuban doctors.

The recent arrival of ten Cuban specialist doctors in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí has caused discomfort among the residents, a discontent that the government has had to officially acknowledge.

Daniel Acosta Díaz de León, head of IMSS-Well-being in San Luis Potosí, admitted that the arrival of Cuban doctors has caused discontent among the population, who believe that those positions should be filled by local physicians, as reported by El Sol de San Luis.

The official stated that "there has been a rejection of foreign doctors coming, but despite multiple calls we have not been able to fill the positions, that is why we are resorting to hiring Cuban doctors."

In that sense, Acosta warned that calls have been made repeatedly, but Mexican doctors "disregard those places," he pointed out.

The ten Cuban doctors who recently arrived have been placed in Ciudad Valles and Rioverde, in San Luis Potosí, where they will practice in various specialties such as dermatology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and rehabilitation, among others.

Acosta explained to the cited news portal that contracts with foreign doctors have a limit, so at the end, they must go on vacation and then could return to work if their services are still needed.

In that sense, he pointed out that the government maintains its intention to complete the equipment in the medical units so that people do not have to travel to the state capital seeking medical attention.

Acosta used as an example that there are currently 400 pending orthopedic surgeries, and admitted that there could be many more, "there is a lot of work to be done," he said.

Last May, the ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez held a meeting with Zoé Robledo Aburto, General Director of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), to finalize the agreements related to the contract for 1,200 Cuban doctors in Mexico.

The meeting focused on strengthening medical cooperation between Cuba and Mexico. The goal of both governments is to sign an unprecedented contract.

However, the initiative, although presented as a solution to the shortage of medical personnel in the most rural regions of Mexico, has encountered criticism among healthcare professionals.

Mexican physician Francisco Moreno, who previously held the position of chief of medicine at the renowned ABC Medical Center in Mexico City, criticized his government for hiring Cuban doctors without verifying the quality and training of said professionals.

During a broadcast on the El Financiero network, Moreno denounced that the Mexican government hired Cuban doctors without taking into account "a homologation of the studies completed," warning that their "true capacity" is also unknown.

However, he emphasized that, contradictorily, Mexican doctors are required to submit a large number of documents in order to practice their profession, while the Cuban government does not request anything from them.