Frequent Questions
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Releases
- INSABI and UNOPS receive offers for 94.7% of medicine lots and 94.5% of medical supplies for distribution on 2022 second semester
- Joint press statement: INSABI and UNOPS announce purchase results consolidated 2021 and report supply national actions for 2022 29/11/21
- Joint press statement: INSABI and UNOPS have already purchased medicines and healing materials to supply the first half of 2022 (Delivery continues for year 2021). 12/11/21
- Joint press statement: Insabi, UNOPS and pharmaceutical industry representatives strengthen commitment in favor of the timely supply of medicines in Mexico. 14/09/21
- Statement: Significant advances in the supply of medicines and healing materials: dialogue between UNOPS and supplier companies. 09/09/21
- Joint statement:INSABI and UNOPS, 140 million pieces of medicines and healing materials have been made available to the Mexican health sector. 04/09/21
- Joint statement:JOINT REPORT OF INSABI AND UNOPS | Purchase of medicines and healing materials by 2021 - 27/07/21 (in Spanish)
- Joint statement: UNOPS promotes dialogue with women leaders for access to better health services in Mexico 26/08/21 (in Spanish)
- Joint statement: Consistent supply of maintained medicines and healing materials 07/07/21
- Joint statement: The supply of medicines is guaranteed: INSABI 01/07/21 (in Spanish)
- Joint statement: Mexico receives 5.5 million pieces of medicines and healing materials 04/08/21 (in Spanish)
- Joint statement: Consolidated purchase of medicines has generated savings of 117 million dollars to the Mexican State 03/23/21 (in Spanish)
- Joint statement: INSABI and UNOPS receive offers for 86.4% of the tendering material supply keys tendered 12/02/21 (in Spanish)
- Joint statement: Insabi and UNOPS receive offers for nearly 90% of keys for tendered drugs 05/02/21 (in Spanish)
- Joint statement: Government of Mexico begins efficient drug purchase process with UNOPS 31/07/20 (in Spanish)
News
- News: UNOPS will support public procurement of medicines in Mexico
- Invitation: Open to the Mexican and international market: Request for Information ”(RFI)
UNOPS in the media
- “UNOPS asegura haber cumplido con entrega de 95 % de fármacos a México en 2021”. EFE. 29/11/21 (In spanish)
- “Comprará ONU 634 claves de medicinas e insumos para abasto de 2022” La Jornada. 29/11/21 (In spanish)
- “Insabi y UNOPS anuncian resultados de compra consolidada 2021 e informan acciones de abasto nacional para 2022”. CINU. 29/11/21 (In spanish)
- “Anuncian convocatoria de licitación internacional de compra de medicamentos”. Milenio. 29/11/21 (In spanish)
- “Insabi y UNOPS garantizan abasto de medicamentos al primer semestre de 2022” El Universal 11/11/21 (In spanish)
- “Insabi y la ONU han entregado 140 millones de piezas de medicamentos” Proceso. 04/09/21 (In spanish)
- “Abasto de medicamentos oncológicos está garantizado hasta el 2022: Alcocer”. Proceso. 27/06/21 (In spanish)
- “Consolidated drug purchases project savings of $11 mdp in 2021 Milenio. 28/07/21 (In spanish)
- "Sufficient supply of cancer drugs until 2022: Alcocer"El Universal. 27/07/21 (In spanish)
- "The head of Health, Jorge Alcocer gave details of the consolidated purchase of medicines, including cancer, via UNOPS" 24 horas. 20/07/21 (In spanish)
- "AMLO celebrates the purchase of medicine in which UNOPS participated" El Universal. 20/07/21 (In spanish)
- "The Government of AMLO acquires 132 keys of oncological drugs with UNOPS" Sin Embargo. 20/07.21 (In spanish)
- "Government of AMLO guarantees supply of medicines with the purchase of 2.6 million pieces" El Universal. 27/07/21 (In spanish)
- "Expense for the purchase of medicines was 76,969 million pesos, including the amount from UNOPS: Alcocer” El Economista. 20/07/21 (In spanish)
- "Mexico acquired 197 million medicines and healing materials" ADN 40. 20/07/21 (In spanish)
- "Insabi guarantees the supply of medicines in the country" La Jornada 01/07/21 (In spanish)
Opinion articles
- “COVID-19: The joint effort of Japan and Mexico to strengthen the Health System” Opinion article by the Deputy Regional Director for LAC UNOPS published in Milenio: 03/03/2022 (in Spanish)
- “Solid alliances to achieve Sustainable Development”Opinion article by UNOPS Global Director of Sustainable Procurement, published in El Economista 02/27/22 (in Spanish)
- Business integrity, due process as a safeguard in public purchasespinion article of the Deputy Regional Director for LAC UNOPS published in Milenio: 06/25/2021
- Major transformation projects, diversity and inclusion.Opinion article of the Deputy Regional Director for LAC UNOPS published in Milenio: 06/25/2021
- "Advances of the INSABI and UNOPS project” Opinion article by the UNOPS Regional Director published in El Universal. 03/07/2021 (in Spanish)
- “A fundamental milestone, a collective responsibility” Opinion article by the UNOPS Deputy Regional Director published in Milenio. 02/07/2021 (in Spanish)
- “UNOPS Contributions in Mexico” Opinion article by the Director of Strategic Alliances for Latin America UNOPS published in Reforma. 12/22/2020 (in Spanish)
- “Piso Parejo: How Much Does Open Competition Affect Public Procurement?” Opinion article by the UNOPS Deputy Regional Director published in Milenio. 11/25/2020 (in Spanish)
- The great alliance with the private sector to contribute to sustainable development Opinion article of the Deputy Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean UNOPS, published in Milenio. 21/03/2021 (in Spanish)
Publications and materials
- Efficient Public Procurement Study: UNOPS Experiences in Latin America (in Spanish)
- Publication: Hidden Champions: Smart Solutions for Impossible Challenges
- Essay: The future of public spending why our spending is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals prepared by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and supported by UNOPS
- UNOPS Procurement Manual