The Ministry of Health is analyzing current legislation to prevent the importation of electronic cigarettes into the country. Electronic cigarettes are an alternative for people who wish to continue smoking but not inhaling noxious substances of snuffs. The ministry has not been able to stop the import. In other countries, these electronic cigarettes are banned [...]
Costa Rica and Canada signed an agreement to promote the marketing of organic products. Both countries recognized the regulations governing the accreditation and certification of organic agricultural products in both countries. Based on this recognition, Canada accepted that fruits and vegetables produced and certified as organic in Costa Rica, enter and be offered as such [...]
Nearly 30% of Costa Ricans will be obese by 2015, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). There is a great deal of misinformation around the causes of obesity and how to combat it as more and more Costa Ricans are packing on the extra kilos. The Social Security Fund (CCSS) estimated that [...]
The infant mortality rate in Costa Rica in 2012 was 8.51 per thousand births, which is the lowest figure in its history, said the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). The 8.51 recorded last year is less than 8.84 in 2009, a figure that was the lowest in Costa Rican history, according to data [...]
The decree promised in 2012 regarding the ban on toxic fuels by the Ministry of Environment, Energy (MINAE) and the Ministry of Health “it does not matter” according to René Castro, Minister of Environment, because the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) “does not care”. According to Castro, the fuel entering the country is contaminated with [...]
Costa Rica News – Costa Rica’s government announced that the compensation paid for $415,000 ordered by a ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (CorteIDH) for couples affected by the ban on in vitro fertilization in the country. “Respectful of international law, we have delivered on time with the payment of compensation to 15 [...]
Costa Rica News – The Ministry of Health announced that they will meet with a group of experts to consider the bill to regulate IVF before presenting the bill. The review with the participation of lawyers, the Ombudsman, the 18 families benefited from the decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, doctors and health [...]
It is said that if beauty is power, then a smile is its sword. If your smile has dimmed because of damaged, decaying or discolored teeth, a quick dental trip to Costa Rica could provide the solution you need. Costa Rica provides low-cost yet high value dental treatments as well as unique ecotourism experiences. Increasing [...]
Lack affordable health insurance plans, rising medical costs in general, long wait time for procedures and the massive explosion of the babyboomer population entering the years where they will need more health care, the rising phenomenon of medical tourism also called medical travel or international health travel been receiving a great deal of attention all [...]
Costa Rica Medical Tourism leads Central American counties as a the Medical Travel Destination of Choice Medical Tourism in Costa Rica has seen significant grow over the past decade, and many experts expect to see even greater growth as issues like US health insurance through Obamacare come into play. Costa Rica medical tourism has accounted [...]
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