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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.
In 2004 Niyazov dismissed 15,000 medical professionals, exacerbating the shortage of personnel. In some cases, professionals have been replaced by military conscripts. Private health care is rare, as the state maintains a near monopoly and most people are too poor to afford it.
The universal health care system was adopted in Brazil in 1988 after the end of the military dictatorship. However, universal health care was available many years before, in some cities, once the 27th amendment to the 1969 Constitution imposed the duty of applying 6% of their income in healthcare on the municipalities. [158]
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Mental health in Costa Rica (1 C) W. ... Pages in category "Health in Costa Rica" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
1.1.1 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. ... ″This is a list of hospitals in Costa Rica which are open and treating patients.
Citing a crushing wave of migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and around the world moving through Costa Rica headed for the United States, the Central American country has declared a “state of ...
The number of Americans who collect their Social Security checks in Costa Rica has jumped 67% since 2002. Many Americans also purchase vacation homes and, rather than leave the U.S. entirely behind, use the rental income to pay off the property in the interim and then retire to Costa Rica at a later date.