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The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (Spanish: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social) 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.
The Joint Social Welfare Institute (Spanish: Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social) (IMAS) is an autonomous institution with legal status in Costa Rica for welfare.It was created under Act 4760 of April 30, 1971, which put it into operation from May 8 of that year.
The Costa Rican national identity card (Spanish: cédula de identidad) is a credit card-sized identity document issued to citizens of Costa Rica.On one side, it includes a photo of the person, a personal identification number, and the card's owner personal information (complete name, gender, birth place, birth date, and others), and the user's signature.
Social Guarantees had an important impact on Costa Rican social and economic development. [10] [11] Universal healthcare has allowed the country to have one of the highest health rates (it is currently considered an important destination for medical tourism and has the highest levels of lowest of infant mortality in Latin America only below Cuba), [12] [13] compulsory public education up to ...
Labor unions in Costa Rica began to develop in the 1880s, often being initiated as guilds. [3] During this time, large scale agricultural production developed in Costa Rica, spurred largely by coffee exports. One of the first labor unions in Costa Rica, the Mutual Aid Society, was founded by Catholic priest Francisco Calvo. [2]
Central offices of ISSSTE in Mexico City.. The Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers or Civil Service Social Security and Services Institute (Spanish: Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, ISSSTE) [1] is a federal agency in Mexico that administers part of Mexico's health care and social security systems for federal government workers.
Social movements in Costa Rica (1 C) D. Discrimination in Costa Rica (1 P) P. Prostitution in Costa Rica (1 C, 1 P) W. Women's rights in Costa Rica (4 C, 1 P)
In Costa Rica, in recent years, a cédula de identidad, has been a credit card-sized plastic card.On one side, it includes a photo of the person, a personal identification number, and the card's owner personal information (complete name, gender, birth date, and others), and the user's signature.