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The World Health Organization has categorized Costa Rica as a country now in community transmission of covid-19, meaning the trace of the virus has been lost. The Ministry of Health…

The World Health Organization has updated recommendations for those travelling on commercial flights, including those to Costa Rica. Namely, the WHO reminds us that restricting the movement of people and…

World Health News – The World Health Organization’s chief says she has convened an expert committee to consider whether the Rio de Janeiro Olympics should proceed as planned, following recent…

Costa Rica News – The World Health Organization said Thursday it will convene an emergency committee on the Zika virus, which is “spreading explosively” and suspected of causing birth defects.

Costa Rica News – The average pack of cigarettes costs about ¢1,600 in Costa Rica. Almost 70% of this cost goes to paying various types of taxes.

Costa Rica Health News – Leprosy? It is alive and well as there are four confirmed cases of it in Costa Rica. Today, about 180,000 people worldwide are infected with leprosy, according to…

Costa Rica News – I’m sure you’ve heard the old wives tale that you need to shower after getting caught in the rain. I say that’s a shower enough, but the…

Heath News – Remember the Sars virus? it is back and can now be transmitted person to person. A third patient in Britain has contracted a new SARS-like virus, becoming the second confirmed…