Healthcare workers will receive Mexico’s highest decoration

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This morning, IMSS director Zoé Robledo announced the call for healthcare workers to obtain the Miguel Hidalgo award, the highest decoration awarded by the Mexican government. In this case, the call is for healthcare workers handling the COVID-19 pandemic. 

During a news conference, Zoé Robledo said Mexico has MXN 250 million for this project. 

Robledo said the Miguel Hidalgo award will be divided into four categories. In the first category, healthcare workers will receive 580 medals, diplomas, and MXN 100,000 each. 

In the second category, doctors and nurses will receive 500 medals, diplomas, and MXN 50,000 each. 
 
In the third category, government officials will receive 7,150 medals, diplomas, and MXN 25,000 each.
 
All the healthcare workers who worked to control the COVID-19 will be eligible for the fourth category. Authorities will install a plaque in all federal hospitals treating COVID-19 patients.

Later, Culture Minister Alejandra Frausto shared the new medal design. 
 
Designer Carmen Tapia is behind the new design that features an eagle and a Maltese cross.



On May 25, the Mexican government will decorate healthcare workers with the Miguel Hidalgo award for their tireless efforts to save lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
Interior Minister Olga Sánchez Cordero said the healthcare workers will be recognized for their work and effort, who explained that “The Miguel Hidalgo award is the highest honor granted by the Mexican government to eminent or distinguished people, exemplary lives, as well as relevant services provided to the country.”