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Chile Pledges Free Care For Elderly, Launches Retail Crackdown

March 2006 | Company Finance Alert

The new Chilean government of Michelle Bachelet has outlined plans to boost the health sector, pledging free access to public hospitals for citizens aged over 60. Meanwhile, the lower house of the country's legislature followed Uruguay in banning smoking in public places, with indications that Brazil may soon follow

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