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Costa Rica’s 5K Color Run Brightens San Jose Next Sunday
The Color Run will take place on Sunday, February 16th in San Jose starting at 9:00 am in the western sector of La Sabana Metropolitan Park. The tour consists of a 5 km circuit of the area, whose goal will...
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Costa Rica Acquires New Cancer Specialists from Around the World
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Various medical centers of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) across the country belonging to the Cancer Network will have more trained personnel in the treatment and care for people with cancer.This...
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Costa Rican Hospitals Receive $270 Million for Updates
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The government of Costa Rica has signed a loan for $270 million with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABIE) for the construction of a hospital and a medical tower, and the...
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Red Cross Treats 200 People in Two Days of Popular Costa Rica Celebrations
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Costa Rican Red Cross has served a total of 190 people in two days of Popular Celebrations, which began on 25 December.According to the Red Cross report, during the National Tope yesterday...
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Costa Rica Closes 2013 with a Record 50,000 Cases of Dengue
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica will close 2013 with some 50,000 cases of dengue, the most in its history. Health authorities are committed to maintaining a sustained prevention strategy in 2014.The latest data from the Ministry...
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Costa Rican National Blood Bank Asking for All Blood Types
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - At this time the authorities of the National Blood Bank report that all blood types are needed because the demand has increased in recent weeks by performing several organ transplants.The Blood Bank insists...
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Competition Encourages New Methods to Prevent Smoking in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - For 30 continuous hours, six teams comprised of 20 young people are competing in a hackathon taking place at the 2013 Costa Rican Health Expo-Science and Technology.The event, which is organized by the...
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Costa Rica Ombudsman Advocates for AIDS Prevention
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Ombudsman of Costa Rica has established the prevention and treatment of HIV a priority, as part of the World Day to Combat AIDS, which will to be held next Sunday.In a statement,...
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Over 85% of Costa Ricans are Covered by Health Insurance
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The number of people covered by some type of insurance through the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) reaches 85% of the population, a figure that remained unchanged from the same period last...
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Costa Rica Seeks to Approve Biomedical Research Despite Controversy
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The project to support research in humans in Costa Rica took a step this week by receiving a positive first vote in Congress, but still faces opposition from various sectors who believe that...
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When I first came to Costa Rica 11 years ago I immediately began consulting services pertaining to water proofing...