Mexico tycoon to donate for health projects
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, the worlds third-richest man, will give away a chunk of his fortune by matching donations to health, education and social programs in Mexico, a close aide said on Wednesday.
Slim, who owns a telecoms and retail empire and has a fortune estimated at over $30 billion, will meet all contributions dollar for dollar, said Arturo Elias Ayub, his spokesman and aide.
We want to offer Mexican or foreign foundations that we will match any amount they invest in social work in Mexico, Elias Ayub said. It was unclear how much Slims donations might ultimately total.
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Health Net and Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles Address Health Care Gap among Latinos; First-Ever Cross-Border Plans for Individuals and Families
Health Net of California, in collaboration with theConsul General of Mexico, today introduced new and innovative productsand services specifically addressing the Latino health care gap inCalifornia.
The Mexi-Plan program and the Health Net Cross-Border Individualand Family Plans are the first-ever cross-border health care plansavailable to individual consumers who purchase benefits directly frominsurers. Both are part of Salud con Health Net, Health Net'sgroundbreaking initiative providing health care coverage and financialsecurity to the Latino community.
Mexi-Plan was developed through a unique collaboration
'Latinos and obesity' topic of U.S.-Mexico health task force
The Fresno County Binational Health Task Force and the Department of Health Science at Fresno State will join the commemoration of the 5th annual U.S.-Mexico Binational Health Week with a forum on Latinos and obesity Oct. 12 at Fresno State.
The program, “Obesity: The Silent Epidemic in Latino Communities,†will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in University Center, Room 200. Parking restrictions will be relaxed in Lot D.
Speakers are Fresno State faculty members Dr. Helda Pinzon-Perez and Dr. Felicia Greer, plus Dr. Jose Gallegos Martinez, a staff physician at the Hospital
Doctor visits outsourced to Mexico
There are world-class hospitals in San Diego, not far from where Luis Gonzales lives. But when he or a member of his family needs routine health services, they drive 50 miles south to a clinic in Tijuana.
The Gonzaleses are members of a Blue Shield of California HMO that provides all of the family's nonemergency care in Mexico. They are among 20,000 California workers and their dependents in health plans that cost 40 to 50 percent less than comparable care in the United States because the doctor's visits are outsourced south of the border.
With health-care costs
Iran probably win oil contracts in Mexico,Nigeria
Ahmad Azimi, managing director of Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC), said that his company would probably win two major offshore oil contracts in Mexico and Nigeria, MNA said.
He explained that the projects consisted of offshore pipe-laying or installing oil platforms. He added that the details of the projects would be announced after the negotiations are finalized.
Azimi put the value of Mexico offshore project at $500 mln, noting that the discussions on the Nigerian project are underway.
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Ca. health plans send patients to Mexico
A trip to the doctor means a trip across the border for thousands of California workers and their dependents.
They are enrolled in health plans like Blue Shield of California HMO that cost up to 50 percent less than other plans because the doctor's visits are outsourced to Mexico, the Washington Post reported.
California is the only state to regulate insurance programs that require border crossing for basic health care.
More than 700 non-agricultural businesses in California offer plans requiring treatment in Mexico. Hundreds of farms offer similar coverage for about 120,000 migrant laborers.
Texas physicians successfully fought
MEXICO: Mexico may overtake US on obesity rate
Mexico probably will surpass the US in obesity rates for the first time next year as it adopts the fast food and sedentary lifestyles of its neighbour, according to the Bloomberg news agency.
The health crisis prompted Mexico's congress this month to move toward making school exercise mandatory. Mexico City has called in a Texas doctor to wean kids off pizza and fries, while Health Ministry ads warn fat can lead to diabetes and heart disease.
“Obese and overweight adults went from nowhere in 1990 to 62% in 2000," said Barry Popkin, an economist and
California health costs send patients to Mexico facilities
There are world-class hospitals in San Diego, not far from where Luis Gonzales lives. But when he or a member of his family needs routine health services, they drive 50 miles south to a clinic in Tijuana.
The Gonzaleses are members of a Blue Shield of California HMO that provides the family's nonemergency care in Mexico. They are among 20,000 California workers and dependents in plans that cost 40 to 50 percent less than comparable care in the United States because doctor's visits are outsourced south of the border.
With healthcare costs in the
Mexico plans response to bird-flu mutation
Mexican Health Secretary Julio Frenk on Thursday announced a national response plan in the event that the bird flu now affecting parts of Asia turns into a human pandemic.
The plan, a joint effort between numerous Mexican federal agencies, includes Mexico on a list of the first countries that would receive a vaccine against a human strain of the flu -- when and if it is developed.
It also sets aside $55 million that will be partly used to invest in technology that would enable Mexico to develop such a vaccine in the future.
The money also will
$1 billion guaranteed for projects in Mexico
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has approved $1 billion in long-term loan guarantees for U.S. companies providing equipment and services to Petróleos Mexicanos, Mexico's state-owned oil company.
The three loans are for oil and natural gas exploration, development and production in Mexico, and they will involve nearly 300 U.S. companies, many of which are in Texas.
A $300 million loan guarantee will finance U.S. companies working on the Strategic Gas Program, which aims to help meet Mexico's increasing demand for natural gas. Offshore Drilling Co. and Noble Mexico, both of Houston, and Sugar Land-based Noble Campeche are
Mexico controls bird flu outbreak: official
Mexican Health Minister Julio Frenk said Friday that his country had controlled the outbreak of bird flu in Chiapas state on the Guatemala border, adding there was no risk for human health.
Speaking at a Mexico City press conference, Frenk said that Mexico had been maintaining vigilance for years, making sure that bird flu was kept under control.
This vigilance helped the early detection of outbreak, spotted 15 days ago that has hit 300 birds. There was little risk that the human population could be infected, unlike the virus present in Europe and Asia, he
