title: A historical overview of the ministries of public health and the medical programs of the social security systems in Latin America.
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000266:history; D006076:Government; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007843:Latin America; D011057:Politics; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000266:history*; D012943:Social Security / Q000266:history*