Mexico City Secures Over $500 Million in Federal Resources for 2026 Public Health Programs
Mexico City, July 3, 2026 – The federal Secretariat of Health and the government of Mexico City have formalized a modified agreement, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) today, July 3, 2026, allocating over 500 million Mexican pesos in federal budgetary resources and supplies for public health actions in the capital during 2026. This amendment to the original agreement, signed on January 2, 2026, aims to adjust the amounts of federal resources and supplies transferred to strengthen public health initiatives and meet established indicators and welfare goals.
Significant Federal Investment for Public Health
The DOF details a total federal amount of $500,018,504.88 pesos designated for public health actions in Mexico City. This sum is broken down into $72,076,054.74 pesos as federal budgetary resources and $427,942,450.13 pesos as federal supplies. These funds are classified as subsidies and will be managed by administrative units or decentralized administrative bodies under the Secretariat of Health. The primary objective is to implement public health actions through transversal, integrated, and functional interventions to achieve program indicators, welfare goals, and parameters.
The agreement stipulates that the federal budgetary resources will be deposited into a specific productive bank account of the Secretariat of Administration and Finance of Mexico City, which must be communicated in writing to the Secretariat of Health.
Key Programs to Benefit from Federal Funding
The agreement’s table highlights several critical programs that will receive these federal funds and supplies:
- Universal Vaccination: Administered by the National Center for Child and Adolescent Health, this program receives the largest allocation, totaling $351,373,270.00 pesos, entirely in federal supplies.
- National Center for Gender Equity, Sexual and Reproductive Health: This center is allocated $76,761,082.94 pesos. Within this, Sexual and Reproductive Health programs receive $58,564,624.00 pesos, covering adolescent SSR, family planning and contraception, maternal health, perinatal health, safe abortion, and gender violence. Additionally, $15,640,203.94 pesos are for Cancer Prevention and Control, and $2,556,255.00 pesos for Gender Equality. This block combines $24,526,822.77 pesos in budgetary resources and $52,234,260.17 pesos in supplies.
- National Center for the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis: This center receives $31,518,091.28 pesos, with $26,806,895.12 pesos for HIV and other STIs, and $4,711,196.16 pesos in federal supplies for Hepatitis C.
Addressing Transmissible, Chronic Diseases, and Epidemiological Surveillance
The National Center for Disease Prevention and Control is allocated $33,260,480.55 pesos, comprising both budgetary resources and supplies. Key areas within this block include:
- Cardiometabolic Diseases: $19,870,192.00 pesos.
- National Program for the Prevention and Control of Mycobacteriosis (Tuberculosis and Leprosy): $4,240,911.68 pesos.
- Vector-Borne Disease Control and Arthropod Venom Intoxication: $3,555,331.00 pesos, with specific amounts for dengue ($2,973,418.50 pesos) and malaria ($581,912.50 pesos).
Other components covered under this center include the prevention and control of zoonotic and emerging diseases, health emergencies, chronic respiratory diseases, aging care, prevention, detection, and control of oral diseases, and acute diarrheal diseases.
In terms of surveillance, the General Directorate of Epidemiology is assigned $510,014.00 pesos for the National Epidemiological Surveillance System (SINAVE). The General Directorate of the National Public Health Service receives $797,548.21 pesos for territorial coordination and community participation in public health.
The General Directorate of Public Health Policies adds $5,798,017.89 pesos, distributed across communities and municipalities, healthy lifestyles, life course, human mobility, and public health communication.
Execution, Control, and Monitoring Obligations
The Secretariat of Health and/or Public Health Services of Mexico City will act as the executing unit, responsible for the reception, administration, exercise, control, verification, and final destination of the federal budgetary resources and supplies. The executing unit must use the resources exclusively for authorized purposes, comply with federal regulations on public expenditure, acquisitions, control, and accountability, implement internal control and supervision mechanisms, and safeguard supporting documentation.
The agreement also states that the executing unit will be directly responsible for any irregularities, misuse, unjustified under-expenditure, or damage to the federal treasury resulting from its actions or omissions. In case of observations or reimbursements determined by auditing authorities, corrective actions must be taken, and resources reimbursed if necessary.
Regarding supplies, those not applied in a timely manner will be considered idle resources, allowing the responsible administrative units and decentralized bodies to request their return for reallocation.
The government of Mexico City must also keep updated information on the progress of resource utilization, provide elements for results evaluation, and publish a list of funded programs, including progress and results, on its website.
Federal budgetary resources not accrued by December 31, 2026, must be returned to the Federal Treasury (TESOFE), along with any financial yields generated, within 15 calendar days following the end of the fiscal year. The modified agreement takes effect from its signing date and remains valid until December 31, 2026.
Source: Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF)
