Sheinbaum reacts to criticism of López-Gatell's appointment

Hugo López-Gatell served as Undersecretary of Health during the six-year term of Andrés Manuel López Obrador , and was responsible for outlining the response policies during the Covid-19 pandemic in Mexico .

After the health crisis, The official was accused of negligence in dismissing or belatedly implementing strategies to contain the infections. , such as the widespread use of face masks.

On July 1, during "La Mañanera," López-Gatell was appointed by President Claudia Sheinbaum as Mexico's representative to the World Health Organization (WHO) .

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The now international representative expressed his gratitude for the appointment through his social media channels with the following message: " It is a great honor to have been appointed, at the proposal of President @Claudiashein, as Mexico's representative to the @WHO ."

That same day, the appointment of Hugo López-Gatell led to a media event on social media and also among some members of the Senate , such as the legislator of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Claudia Anaya , who expressed his strong rejection of the measure and called López-Gatell a "disaster" in his handling of the pandemic.

This morning during "La Mañanera", the President supported the appointment , and assured that those who disagree " They are the same as always who have been saying since the beginning [of the pandemic] because they were against the government for other reasons and had their differences in the attention to the pandemic ", he indicated.

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Sheinbaum defended the appointment of Hugo López-Gatell, stating that he is a great professional, "and that he will play a good role in the World Health Organization."

" There is a lot that has to do with politics in the criticism of Hugo López-Gatell, so it's going to be a good role and they are the same as always, who have always criticized, there is nothing new there ", said.

Yesterday, in a letter, the members of the Commission described the appointment as unprecedented, since such a position does not exist within Mexico's formal diplomatic representation abroad.

In addition, they pointed out that their investigative work allowed them to document serious omissions and decisions that contributed to Mexico registering , according to the WHO's own figures, the fourth highest level of excess mortality in the world, with more than 808,000 excess deaths .

With information from SUN.

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