The state of Durango is facing a critical shortage of medical personnel in its hospitals. State authorities explained this Friday that medical professionals are turning down job offers in rural areas far removed from the capital—particularly those located in the mountainous region.
Durango Doctors Reject Positions in the Mountainous Region
Remote municipalities, such as El Mezquital and the Las Quebradas region, are bearing the brunt of this impact. In some rural communities, healthcare provision relies exclusively on medical interns sent to fulfill their social service requirements, explained Governor Esteban Villegas.
“There is no doctor; there is only the medical intern. Look—nobody wants to come to San Juan de Guadalupe! The reason there is no doctor in these places is simply that physicians do not want to go there, even if you pay them well.”
Authorities assert that, despite offering attractive salaries, they have witnessed a mass exodus of general practitioners who are vacating their rural posts to enroll in medical specialization programs.
At least a dozen community health centers remain closed or lack trained staff, leaving residents—particularly those in the mountain communities—without access to healthcare services.
Compounding this issue is a chronic shortage of medications. Several health centers in the mountainous region lack even basic pharmaceuticals—a situation authorities attribute largely to security concerns that hinder the transport of supplies along established supply routes.
Residents of these communities have expressed deep concern that the lack of both doctors and medications could lead to severe health consequences for them, particularly in emergency situations.
Source: unotv
