The history of the sanitary system in argentina and the spatial analysis of the centres of primary healthcare (caps) in San Juan

Abstract

The present work has the objective of analyzing the beginning of the Sanitary System in Argentina, particularly in the province of San Juan, within the project of Medical Geography. Regarding methodology, information about the Sanitary System was collected to trace its history. Afterwards, the localization of the Healthcare Centers was analyzed using the information provided by the Programmatic Area of Public Health Ministry of the Province of San Juan, Once the data were collected, the corresponding thematic cartography was designed. The results allowed the analysis of spatial location of the Healthcare Centers and the geographic distribution of the Sanitary Zones.