title: [The Chilean National Health Service: an intellectual and humanitarian adventure].
abstract: This is the speech delivered by Dr Abraham Horwitz, Emeritus Director of the Panamerican Health Organization, when he was granted a decoration from the Chilean Government. I believe--he said--that protection and promotion of health are not only an ethical imperative but also a basic political need of nations and peoples, a foundation for peace and development of human beings and society. Analyzing the origin and development of the Chilean National Health Service in 1952, he concludes that this was an intellectual and humanitarian endeavour of a group of idealists who devoted their best to improve the condition of the Chilean people.
authors.affiliation: Organización Panamericana de la Salud.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horwitz
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile; D005380:Financing, Government; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration; D006296:Health Services / Q000191:economics; D006298:Health Services Administration; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D010175:Pan American Health Organization; D014944:World Health Organization
vernacular_title: El Servicio Nacional de Salud Chileno: una aventura intelectual y humanitaria.