Why Costa Rica?
One of the leading countries in Medical Tourism and Health
in the region. It is ranked 36th in the world and 4th in Latin
America in the area of health systems. (USA is ranked 36th).
(The World Health Report 2000 Health Systems: Improving performance)
The best educational system in Latin America
(World Economic Forum. The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008)
94.9% Literacy
(World Economic Forum. The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008)
First high-tech exporter in Latin America.
Fifth high-tech exporter in the world.
(World Economic Forum. Global Information Technology Report 2007-2008)
The happiest country in the world. (The New Economics Foundation, NEF)
Happy Planet Index, 2009.
• Medical Tourism declared of national and public interest by former President
of the Republic Oscar Arias in 2009
• Formal commitment of actual President of the Republic Laura Chinchilla
• In 2009 Costa Rica received approx. 30.000 medical travelers injecting about
U$250 million in Costa Rica’s economy
• Costa Rica offers three JCI accredited hospitals:
- HOSPITAL CIMA
- HOSPITAL CLÍNICA BIBLICA
- HOSPITAL & HOTEL LA CATOLICA
• Additionally, Costa Rica is home of Latin American branches of accreditation
body like AAAASF and AAAHC (deeming authorities for CMS).
A NATURAL PARADISE
• The most highly diversified region in the world with 615 wildlife
species per 10,000 square kilometers
• 2 5t%he otefrritory is devoted to
protected areas.
• It has 5% of the worlsd t’otal
biodiversity.
• A strategic geographical location