How NAFTA helped stir Mexico health crisis

Name: How NAFTA helped stir Mexico health crisis
Uploaded: 2018-02-25T19:10:46Z
Duration: 2 min 14 s
Description: While economists have praised economic growth brought about by the trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico, healthcare workers in Mexico say the pact has had disastrous consequences.

While economists have praised economic growth brought about by the trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico, healthcare workers in Mexico say the pact has had disastrous consequences.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been in the headlines lately, with US President Donald Trump threatening to pull out of it. But while economists have praised economic growth brought about by the trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico, healthcare workers in Mexico say the pact has had disastrous consequences.

Al Jazeera’s David Mercer reports from Mexico City.

By David Mercer