Costa Rica News News Costa Rica » Health: Primary Health Care That Works: The Costa Rican Experience
Long considered a paragon among low- and middle-income countries in its provision of primary health care, Costa Rica reformed its primary health care system in 1994 using a model that, despite its ...
News Costa Rica » Health: Salmonella Outbreak Hits Costa Rica Hospital
Costa Rica is investigating 66 suspected salmonella cases among staff at Hospital CIMA in Escazú, and the US Embassy issued a health alert on 23 October.
News Costa Rica » Health: Health Fair in Costa Rica gives refugees much needed medical care
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, March 6 (UNHCR) - Since the early hours of the morning, the old Pacific train station in the heart of the Costa Rican capital has been a makeshift medical centre. Mobile clinics ...
News Costa Rica » Health: Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama receive training in the coordination and preparation of mental health responses and psychosocial support in emergencies
Washington D.C., February 8, 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) provided technical assistance to Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama to improve coordination, ...
News Costa Rica » Health: Costa Rica’s Mental Health Bill a Step Back for Human Rights
Last week, Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly passed a troublesome bill to create a National Act on Mental Health. The bill follows an outdated biomedical model to treat people who might be ...
News Costa Rica » Health: Costa Rica's healthcare costs a fraction of America's - here's what that looks like
This video explores the real cost of healthcare in Costa Rica and compares it directly with the healthcare system in the United States. Drawing on years of firsthand experience living abroad, the ...
News Costa Rica » Health: Building a Resilient Health System: Costa Rica’s 80 Year Experiment
Katharine Bliss: This is Pandemic Planet, the podcast where we talk about the urgent health security threats facing the world, the geopolitical and societal challenges they present and how the United ...
News Costa Rica » Health: A recent Costa Rica health program offers publicly-funded hormone therapy for transgender people
Costa Rica recently created a program to offer hormone replacement therapy for transgender people for free through its national universal health care system. Since the program started in fall of 2017 ...
News Costa Rica » Health: Costa Rica’s public health system hit by Hive ransomware following Conti attacks
Costa Rica’s public health service, known as the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), has been forced to take its systems offline after being hit by Hive ransomware. In a statement on Twitter, the ...