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…
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Taking a Commercial Flight to Costa Rica? WHO Issues Recommendations
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/03/11The 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…
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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…
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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.
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The WHO & High Tobacco Tax in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2015/07/08Costa 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.
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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…
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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…
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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…