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The State Health Services Administration (ASSE) (Spanish: Administración de los Servicios de Salud del Estado) is the state provider of health care in Uruguay. It has a network of services throughout the country. It was created in 1987 and modified by law 18,161 of July 2007. [1]
The Ministry of Social Development (Spanish: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, MIDES) of Uruguay is the ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for proposing, generating and activating national social policies. [1] It is headquartered at 18 de Julio Avenue in Barrio Cordón, Montevideo.
The Ministry of Public Health (Spanish: Ministerio de Salud Pública, MSP) is the ministry of the Government of Uruguay responsible for establishing public health policies and strategies, in order to contribute to the improvement of the health of the inhabitants of the Nation. [1]
In the 1940s and 1950s, European immigration to Uruguay remained significant, driven by the economic and social prosperity the country experienced during the New Batllism era—a period in which Uruguay was known as the 'Switzerland of the Americas' due to its political stability, high level of development, high quality of life, social welfare ...
A new cabinet reshuffle took place under the de facto government of Gabriel Terra in 1936, organizing the Ministry of Industry and Labor and the Ministry of Public Instruction and Social Welfare. After the constitutional reform produced in March 1967, the Ministry of Labor was created, the first holder of the position was Enrique Vescovi, while ...
Most public hospitals in Uruguay are managed by the State Health Services Administration. In the case of Montevideo, of the nine state hospitals, the vast majority are managed by the State Health Services Administration, with the exception of the university hospital, the Canzani sanatorium and those reserved for the care of personnel from the armed forces, police and injured workers.
Residencia Presidencial de Suárez y Reyes, or simply Residencia de Suárez (Spanish for Suárez Residence), is the official residence of the president of Uruguay, so-called because it is located at the intersection of Suarez and Reyes streets, in Prado, Montevideo. To its back lies the Montevideo Botanic Garden.
Uruguay was one of the first countries in Latin America to have a social security system. However, in its origins, it was a set of various retirement funds created between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century: Caja Escolar (1896-1934), Caja Civil (1904-1934, 1948-1967), Caja Military (1911), Public Services Employees Fund (1919), Jockey Club Employees Fund (1923 ...