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#IMSS.- The Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) has 1,146 basic and trusted physicians working in the Occupational Health services of the 35 Decentralized Administrative Operating Agencies (OOAD), who are in charge of carrying out actions aimed at preventing risks and recognizing damage to health in work environments.

On this October 4, Occupational Medicine Day, Social Security recognizes the work of these workers who are also in charge of attending to the consequences of health affectations related to work centers, assessing whether a person with any ailment can perform his or her job, evaluating the after-effects of an accident or illness generated in the course of or in connection with his or her employment, and advising affiliated companies on risk prevention.

«Since the founding of the Institute, Occupational Medicine has been a fundamental axis to achieve social justice, we seek to provide companies and workers with advice and recommendations to prevent accidents and occupational diseases, and to ensure that workplaces are safe and healthy places,» said Dr. Rebeca Velasco Reyna, head of the IMSS Occupational Health Coordination Office.

Among the main diseases treated by the Social Security in Occupational Medicine in 2022 were COVID-19, with 63,405 cases; Dorsopathies, with 2,836; Hearing loss, with 2,149; shoulder injuries, with 1,233; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, with 1,144 and 1,31 workers with Pneumoconiosis.

To prioritize the health of workers in collaboration with companies, unions and the Institute, in May 2022 the IMSS presented the Safe and Healthy Workplace Environments (ELSSA) program, which is free, voluntary and non-punitive.

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