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Costa Rica Ranks Third In The Personalized Medicine Index Of Latin America
FutureProofing Healthcare today announced the results of its Latin America Personalized Medicine Index, the first resource of its kind to provide a unique overview of the current state of ten health systems in the region. The results of the...
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USA Prepares Shipment of Vaccines to Costa Rica
The United States Government announced this past week that it is preparing a donation of vaccines for Costa Rica. According to a tweet from Gloria Berbena, Chargé d'Affaires of the United States Embassy in Costa Rica, the doses would...
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Costa Rican Businessmen Express Concerns Over the Extension Of Vehicle Circulation Restrictions
Few hours after knowing that the Costa Rican Government will extend the sanitary vehicle circulation restriction and will maintain the reduction of capacity in shops until next August 8th, the business sector expressed its concern. This was stated this...
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Costa Rica Lifts Insurance Requirement for International Vaccinated Tourists
As of August 1st, tourists under 18 years of age, as well as adult visitors who have the complete vaccination scheme, will not have to comply with the requirement of having travel insurance that covers possible medical expenses generated...
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World Tourism Organization Highlights Costa Rica As One of the Few Destinations Without Entry Restrictions
Costa Rica is one of the countries that avoids restrictions for international travelers. The other countries are Albania, in Europe, and the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. This is indicated in a recent announcement by the World Tourism Organization,...
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Red Pepper, a Mexican Fruit for the World
The Red Pepper (Capsicum Annuum), is a fruit that originated for the first time in Aztec Mexico. In countries like Spain it is known simply as pepper because of its texture and flavor. And it is precisely in this...
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All About the So-Called EU “Vaccine Passport” and Its Implication to Latin American Travelers
Those who live and move about in Europe will now travel not with one passport, but with 2 passports. This past week the so-called Green Digital Certificate began to function with which the European Union will allow its citizens...
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Protect Your Children! Vaccinate Them against Chickenpox
The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that immunization is one of the greatest successes of modern medicine. And expanding access is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Today, vaccination prevents 2 to 3 million deaths each year. Costa...
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“Safe Food”: The Importance of Proper Food Handling
The problem of food handling does not discriminate race or nationality, nor is it a problem of a specific part of the population; In fact, these dangerous practices for health come from poor hand washing to the purchase of...
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What Live Shows Can You See in Costa Rica this Summer?
Costa Rica’s summer vibe goes beyond the beaches and waterfalls. As the sun sets, something shifts. Towns start buzzing,...