Insecurity Insight monitors attacks on health care in Mexico, and based on its data, the Mexico chapter (in English and Spanish) of the 2025 Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) report Care in the Crosshairs identified 27 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Mexico in 2025. Health facilities were attacked at least 17 times, while seven health workers were killed and two were kidnapped. Armed violence inside hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and rehabilitation centers continued in 2025, with these types of incidents nearly doubling in Sinaloa state. Recorded incidents involving health worker killings and kidnappings also persisted, as did the use of restraints against health workers and patients, with reports of individuals being attacked and forcibly bound. Notably, cases of armed men impersonating health care professionals in order to gain access to health facilities continued to be registered.

Published every two weeks, Insecurity Insight’s Attacks on Health Care New Brief tracks global threats and violence as well as protests and other events affecting the delivery of and access to health care. Explore our interactive map to see where incidents happened.