Mexican Social Security Institute
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| Mexican Social Security Institute | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | January 19, 1943 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of Mexico |
| Headquarters | Reforma 476, Col. Juárez, México City |
| Employees | 360,106 (2007) |
| Annual Budget | MXN$6 billion (2008) |
| Agency Executive | Juan Francisco Molinar Horcasitas, General Director |
| Parent agency | Secretariat of Health |
| Website | |
| www.imss.gob.mx | |
The Mexican Social Security Institute (Spanish: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) is a governmental organization that attends to public health, pensions and social security in Mexico depending of the Secretariat of Health.
[edit] History
The IMSS was founded by President Manuel Ávila Camacho on January 19, 1943 in order to satisfy the legal precepts established in the Article 123 of the Constitution. It is constituted by representations of the Workers, Employers and the Federal government.
It is the biggest social institution in Latin America.
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