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It was once called "La Reforma", later it was called "Mi Salud" and now called Vital (The Vital Plan) but they are all Medicaid, a government-run program which provides medical and healthcare services to indigent and impoverished citizens of Puerto Rico. [2] It was locally referred to simply as La Reforma (The Reform) — for many years.
Museum of Mexican Medicine. In Mexico, the sixteenth century Badianus Manuscript described medicinal plants available in Central America. [8] Dr. Erick Estrada Lugo, Researcher-Professor in Phytotechnics at the State of Mexico's Chapingo Autonomous University, told the National Autonomous University of Mexico's digital magazine that “at least 90% of the population uses medicinal plants ...
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund or Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (as it is known in Spanish) is in charge of most of the nation's public health sector. Its role in public health (as the administrator of health institutions) is key in Costa Rica, playing an important part in the state's national health policy making.
Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time. In general, it refers to physical and emotional well-being, especially that associated with normal functioning of the human body, absent of disease, pain (including mental pain), or injury.
The Spanish National Health System (Spanish: Sistema Nacional de Salud, SNS) is the agglomeration of public healthcare services that has existed in Spain since it was established through and structured by the Ley General de Sanidad (the "Health General Law") of 1986.
Salud Ortiz Carbajal [3] (/ s ə ˈ l uː d ˈ k ɑːr b ə h ɑː l / sə-LOOD KAR-bə-hahl; born November 18, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 24th congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and his district covers Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara.