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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.
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.
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]
Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital (Spanish: Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins), [2] formerly known as the Central Hospital of Lima (Spanish: Hospital Central de Lima) and as the Employee Hospital (Spanish: Hospital del Empleado) is a Level IV (category III-1) [3] public hospital in Jesús María District, Lima, Peru.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Argentina by sex and age; Classification Cases Number (%) All 5287443: 100.0: Sex Male 2587038: 48.9 Female 2657520: 50.3 Other