Practice Relating to Rule 25. Medical Personnel
Mexico’s Army and Air Force Manual (2009), in a section on the 1949 Geneva Conventions, states: “Medical personnel engaged in searching for, collecting, transporting and caring for the sick and wounded, preventing illness and disease and managing health facilities and institutions … must be respected and protected in all circumstances.”
Mexico’s IHL Guidelines (2009), in a section entitled “Basic rules of conduct in armed conflict”, states: “Do not attack medical … personnel. Ensure their protection.”