At the request of the Government of Costa Rica, an expert from the United Nations Technical Assistance Administration (UNTAA) has been advising the Medical Social Department of the San Juan de Dios Hospital on the establishment of medical, social-service department in this principal hospital of the country and on the coordination of its services with those of the Ministry of Public Health.
Miss Maria Echeverria (right), Chief of the Social Service Department of the hospital, with the UNTAA expert, Miss Maria Diniz Carneiro of Brazil. [No exact date]