The first High-Level Health Dialogue meeting between the two parties, focused on transforming shared priorities into concrete results for the population, strengthening healthcare systems, and building more resilient supply chains, took place in this capital.

Mexico’s Health Secretary David Kershenobich said this mechanism will facilitate the exchange of best practices and recommendations to address common challenges.

European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare Oliver Varhelyi noted that the talk opens a new stage in the bilateral relationship.

A statement from the Mexican Health Secretariat affirmed that both sides agreed to bolster cooperation to improve the prevention, detection, treatment, and care of non-communicable diseases, highlighting cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, and mental health.

The two delegations agreed to deepen bilateral and multilateral collaboration to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, identifying key priorities such as epidemiological surveillance, early warning systems, and the exchange of genomic data.

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