Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers
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| Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers | |
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| Acronym | ISSSTE |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Headquarters | Plaza de la República No 148, Col. Tabacalera, C.P. 06030. Ciudad de México. |
| Officer-in-Chief | Jesús Villalobos López |
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
that administers part of Mexico's health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
and social security
Social security
Social security is primarily a social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to:...
systems, and provides assistance in cases of disability, old age, risks in labor, and death (or IVCM, for invalidez, vejez, cesantia en edad avanzada, y muerte). Unlike the Mexican Social Security Institute
Mexican Social Security Institute
The Mexican Social Security Institute is a governmental organization that attends to public health, pensions and social security in Mexico operating under Secretaría de Salud .-History:...
(or IMSS), which covers workers in the private sector, the ISSSTE is charged with providing benefits for government workers. Together with the IMSS, the ISSSTE provides health coverage for between 55 and 60 percent of the population of Mexico.
Like much of Mexico's health care system, the ISSSTE has been the subject of numerous criticisms and allegations, ranging from corruption
Political corruption
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to a heavy regional bias in favor of major cities with well organized labor unions.
It was founded in 1959 by president
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
Adolfo López Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos was a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964...
.