Local Population Medical Costs

You have answered some of my question(s), to some extent.

I made an acquaintance in Zihua, alocal national (Tour Guide) years ago. I always have used his services when we travel to Zihua. He and his family are very nice and we stay in-contact during the year.

On a couple of occasions I have sent some small amounts of money in the years we haven't traveled to Zihua or when tourism has been slow 2009-10 and last March due to the Covid stuff.

In our most recent e-mail, he had mentioned that his wife had Covid, right after was diagnosed with Diabetes and an associated kidney disorder.

My reason for asking was to understand his financial "liability" with her medical treatments. To date he has never asked me for anything, any help I have sent has been initiated by me. So, please don't misconstrue by question.

Thanks again.

Unfortunately diabetes is a major health crisis in Mexico thanks to the soft-drink industry. Our local facilities are most likely overrun with such patients, and I doubt they can handle them all, which means folks often go to Acapulco or Uruapan or Morelia for help, with the associated costs such a trip entails.