Sum of the history of medical knowledge in Ecuador

Abstract

Social Medicine has had its notorious achievements among us, since 1928 when, during the administration of Doctor Isidro Ayora, the Pension Fund for all public employees in the country was founded. The Medical Services were organized in 1937 for employees and the Health Insurance began in 1944, the year in which the Social Security Medical Department was also organized in the Insurance Fund for all workers in the country.