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The Public Health Institute of Chile (ISP) is a public organization that promotes and protects public health in Chile. [1] Since 2019, the ISP has been a member of Vaccine Safety Net (VSN), a global network of websites established by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Ministry of Health of Chile (Spanish: Ministerio de Salud de Chile), also known as MINSAL, is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling and informing the public health policies formulated by the President of Chile.
The healthcare system in Chile operates as a mixed system, combining both public and private provision of health services. The public system, known as Fondo Nacional de Salud (FONASA), is funded through taxes and provides free or subsidized care to those who cannot afford private health insurance.
The Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud (The Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies (GMI)) is a medical research institution that has been dedicated for more than 80 years on investigating diseases in the tropics and preventive medicine. [1] Established in 1921, GMI had its building inaugurated in Panama City in 1928 ...
Fondo Nacional de Salud, also known as FONASA, is the financial entity entrusted to collect, manage and distribute state funds for health in Chile. It is funded by the public (7% of employees' monthly income). [1] It was created in 1979 by Decree Law No. 2763. FONASA is part of the NHSS and has executive power through the Chilean Ministry of ...
Víctor Marcelo Torres Jeldes (born 11 October 1975) is a Chilean politician and physician, who served as member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. From 2022, he serves as Health Superintendent, position where was appointed by President Gabriel Boric. [1] [2] [3]
As of May 17, 2020, there were 153 deaths and 1,105 confirmed cases in the state. 158 health workers contracted the virus and two died. 46% of the cases were treated at hospitals run by Servicios de Salud de Morelos (SSM), 38% by the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), 13% by the Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los ...
A COVID-19 patient being treated in the Catholic University Hospital, in Santiago. On 12 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which first came to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019.