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[4] 58.9% of the inhabitants of Montevideo were covered by mutualistas in 1971 and 11.8% had the official health card from the Ministry of Public Health which entitled them to free health care. 16.6% had no coverage of any kind. [5] The current Uruguayan healthcare system is the State Health Services Administration (ASSE) created in 1987. The ...
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.
The Ministry of Public Health was created on September 5, 1933 by president Gabriel Terra.Law 9,202 "Organic Law of Public Health" was enacted on January 12, 1934 and merged the two public institutions existing up to that time: "National Hygiene Council" and "National Public Assistance".
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]
Suicide in Uruguay accounted for 823 deaths in 2022, reaching the highest suicide rate ever recorded in the country at 23.3 deaths per 100,000 people. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The government response included offering antidepressants at no cost.
The Ministry of the Interior (Spanish: Ministerio del Interior) of Uruguay is the ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for controlling, regulating and evaluating policies, programs and plans related to public safety, as well as guaranteeing citizens the free exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms. [1]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay has resulted in 1,042,209 [1] confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 7,687 [1] deaths. The first cases in Uruguay were reported on 13 March 2020 by the Ministry of Public Health. [2] The early cases were imported from Italy and Spain, with some local transmissions. [3]
A commission of officials, retirees and neighbors took control of the center, and managed to turn it into a free public hospital under the tutelage of the State Health Services Administration (ASSE), [2] being reopened in 2007 with the name of the doctor and politician Juan José Crottogini. [3]