by TCRN Staff
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) gave the go ahead for the Ministry of Health to carry out AH1N1 checking and monitoring on election day.
Permission was granted by the Registry of the Court, granting authority to the Ministry to incorporate health personnel and surveillance at all the voting centers in the country.
However, the Ministry [...]

by TCRN Staff

The generosity of the Costa Rican community has once again shown itself. The national campaign to aid those affected by the Haitian earthquakes has received 10 tons of food, medicine, water and over $430,000 via the Red Cross of Costa Rica. The goods were collected and packaged by the national youth commission and [...]

by TCRN Staff

Ramada Plaza Herradura, will be using a research firm to ask thousands of hotel guests about their experiences and attitudes concerning medical tourism in Costa Rica. The research is designed to help the hotel create the extra services guests may be looking for and bolster Costa Rica’s image as a medical services destination.
The [...]

by TCRN Staff
Medical centers across the country next week will notify patients who have been selected to be the first to receive the vaccine against pandemic influenza AH1N1.
The authorities will contact 200,000 patients via phone calls, which equals the number of doses that will reach the country next week.
This information was conveyed byMaría Luisa Ávila, Minister of [...]

by TCRN Staff

2009 was full of important challenges that served to strengthen the Ministry of Health in its role of stewardship in health-related issues, with the declaration and approach AH1N1 pandemic, the event which spurred the body to resume its leadership role.
Maria Luisa Avila and Ana Cecilia Morice, Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Health, respectively, [...]