Over 63,000 sign up for 'Tijuana Saludable'

More than 63,000 Tijuana residents have signed up for the city’s “Tijuana Saludable” program since it launched in November 2025. (puntonorte.info) Municipal officials said the program had enrolled 63,265 people as of April 22, 2026. Mayor Ismael Burgueño Ruiz and Welfare Secretary Wendy Ontiveros González said the service is meant to bring preventive care closer to neighborhoods. (alfredoalvarez.mx) The city says enrollees can get general medical consultations, basic medicines, dental care, laboratory tests and vision exams at no cost. Officials have described the program as free, timely and accessible preventive care. (jornadabc.com.mx) Tijuana approved the program on October 27, 2025, through the municipal government and the Secretariat of Municipal Welfare. City officials said at the time that the goal was to strengthen public health services and offer immediate free care. (tijuana.gob.mx) Enrollment has risen quickly in recent months. Local reports said the program had reached 36,000 members by February 12 and 50,000 by March 1 before passing 63,000 in late April. (infomitijuana.mx) (buenasnoticiasbc.info) The city has expanded the network alongside that growth. Reports in February said “Tijuana Saludable” was operating in eight preventive health units across the city’s delegations. (tijuanadigital.info) The rollout has also drawn scrutiny over how the service is being run. ZETA reported in February that the city was renting municipal spaces to Medical Life, the company operating the health modules, as the number of sites grew to eight. (zetatijuana.com) For now, city officials are presenting the 63,265 sign-ups as proof that neighborhood-based basic care is reaching residents who were not getting these services elsewhere. (tijuanaenlinea.com)