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Mexican engineers and educators working at Carlos Slim Foundation (CSF) created an original system for data management called the Electronic Immunization Records (Cartilla Electrónica de Vacunación, CEV), in collaboration with the Gonzalo Río Arronte Foundation and the Ministry of Health. The CEV is already used in eight states of the Republic so that doctors and  Continúa leyendo »

Currently, the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), also known as Mexican gray wolf, is considered “probably extinct in the wild”, according to Official Mexican Standard (NOM) 059-SEMARNAT-2010 of environmental protection of native Mexican wild species of flora and fauna, because non individuals of this specimen were found living in the wild. Today, more than 50  Continúa leyendo »

According to the World Health Organization, expanding access to immunization is critical to achieving the country’s goals of sustainable development. Vaccination, in addition to preventing diseases such as influenza, pneumonia, pertussis or measles, as well as the deaths caused by these diseases, facilitates the monitoring of national priorities such as education and livelihoods. For this  Continúa leyendo »

The Isla Guadalupe Biosphere Reserve, Natural Protected Area in Baja California, is the best place in the world to observe white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) , with the only population of white sharks away from the coast as well as pristine conditions. This is due to its characteristics, water visibility, number of animals that can be  Continúa leyendo »

The Carlos Slim Health Awards arise with the objective of recognizing people and institutions committed to the improvement of the health of the population of Mexico and Latin America. For more than 10 years, these awards have rewarded innovative work in areas such as research, care programs and development of human resources to solve the  Continúa leyendo »