| | |  News from Around Banderas Bay 
A BanderasNews Brief & Upcoming Events
 Sylvie Scopazzo - PVNN
March 25, 2010
There's always so much going on in Puerto Vallarta and around Banderas Bay, it can be difficult to keep up with it all. So we've put together a brief overview of some of this week's news headlines from local Spanish language publications, and added some upcoming events you won't want to miss.
Puerto Vallarta to Improve Access for the Physically Disabled
Puerto Vallarta will be launching a new campaign focusing on improvements in making the city accessible for the disabled residents and visitors. Titled, "Accessible to All," Puerto Vallarta Mayor Salvador Gonzalez Resendiz has one objective in mind, and that is to remove all physical, cultural and social barriers that the physically disabled face on a daily basis.
There are only two cities in Mexico that could be considered "accessible" and Puerto Vallarta aims to become the third. The President of DIF (Family Services) Celina Lomeli Ramirez commented, "Our goal is to educate the general public in all areas including the work place, that people with disabilities have equal rights and deserve to be treated with the same respect and dignity. Counting on government funds, DIF will be looking at investing in city restructure, programs for the disabled and provide service for those tourists who deal with physical disabilities."
Overcoming Mexico's Negative Image
Pablo Azcárraga, President of the National Board of Tourist Business Owners, has been elected as spokesman to address the negative image that Mexico is facing. He urges the new Secretary of Tourism, Gloria Guevara, to take quick action in addressing the continuing problem of the bad publicity Mexico is attracting.
Thanks to cities like Juárez and Monterrey the image of Mexico, in the eyes of the Canadian and United States governments, has deteriorated from bad to worse. Pablo Azcárraga explains the importance of launching an international campaign that explains the problems and exposes the regions where they are occurring.
"Mexico's priority should be to inform the key players in the tourism market that destinations like Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Los Cabos, etc. should be excluded or differentiated when reporting negative news in Mexico," he said.
Secretary of Tourism Gloria Guevara responded, saying that Mexico President Felipe Calderón will make an strong effort to put tourism on a high priority list.
No Prescription - No Drugs
For the first time in the history of Mexico, a new law will be introduced that requires a doctor's prescription for antibiotic medicines. Secretary of Federal Health, José Ángel Córdova Villalobos, is demanding that all pharmacies request a legitimate prescription before dispensing antibiotics.
"This is progress for Latin America as it is time to take responsibility for preventing allergies, self medicating and addiction. Anyone can walk into a pharmacy and request medicine without a prescription and not realize that the medication they're taking can cause secondary effects. The pharmacist should take more care in the welfare of each customer. This will not be an easy task as we will have to start with providing better education to the pharmacy workers and of course determine when this new law will come into effect," he said.
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