health services, which are tax-financed and free at all points of service and remains a high priority, being the Ministry of Health provided with the second highest allotment in the national budget. The population structure has 67 % between 15-64 years. The upward movement from a younger to an older population started in 1971 and, during the last years there has been a remarkable reduction of the infant mortality due to the implementation, among others of the antenatal care for pregnant women (99 % of deliveries carried out by trained personnel). There is a gratuity scheme of vaccination for all the children, which is executed and supervised by personnel of Postnatal Care, with a 100 % of immunization coverage for BCG, DPT3, OPV3, and measles, among others. The rules to protect and prevent the population against epidemic diseases have been established, and steps are effectively followed whenever any of these situations arise. The must actual example is the measures of the Ministry of Health regarding the apparition of the SARS virus. For this occasion a Health Centre was designated with all he medical personal required to attend the possible casualties and information regarding the illness was propagated in all kind of ways. Vital Statistics 2001 2002 2003 (Under one year of age per 1000 Live Births) 13.2 17.6 16.02 Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) Number of Doctors 72.5 71.0 72.0 97 101 107 Population per Doctor 837 800 747 Number of Dentists 14 13 16 Population per Dentist 5,800 6,217 4,992 Infant Mortality Rate