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09-27-2006, 07:40 PM
According to the executive vice president of the Association for Health Risks Administrators (ADARS) Jose Cruz Pichardo, 25% of the Dominican population doesn't have the proper identification, which translates into more than 2 million people. Two representatives for the National Social Security program said that the large number of undocumented Dominicans is a major hurdle for the application of the social security program. The problem is traced back to the delay in the government implementing registration of births at hospitals. In the DR, the law obliges the father to register a child, and gives only 30 days to do so. After that, a tedious and complicated process must be met.
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