An ultrasound is extremely helpful to detect some diseases. Therefore a campaign will offer this type of examination at a more affordable price. On March 8th, Universidad Hispanoaméricana will perform ultrasounds on urinary tract, prostate, uterus and ovaries, thyroid, breast, testicles, knees, soft tissues or the abdomen in general. The ultrasounds will be conducted from […]
Gold Miners leave Corcovado National Park
The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) reported that the 170 gold miners that were located in the Shore of Termo River, in the limits of Corcovado National Park, voluntarily left the place, after the negotiations on Tuesday. Dennis Carmona, secretary of MINAE Workers’ Union (SITRAMINAE), insisted that these people were not the real problem […]
20 thousand teenagers to be vaccinated
This year, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine will be applied to 20,000 teenagers between the ages of 12 and 16, as part of the research carried out by the Costa Rican Agency for Biomedical Research (ACIB), coordinated by Dr. Paula González. According to the expert, the young women will be invited to get the two-dose […]
76 traffic lights will run on solar energy
The Directorate General of Traffic Engineering of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport began the second phase of the project to make more traffic lights in the capital run with solar energy. This was confirmed by Diego Rugama, who explained that on January 24th they were ordered to start installing the systems specifically between […]
Consultation for rural development plan is in progress
The Rural Development Institute (INDER) reported that it is conducting a public consultation to build the 2017-2022 National Rural Territorial Development Plan. The initiative will take into account representatives of public institutions, civil society and local governments, in order to implement the State Policy on Territorial Rural Development to 2030, which was approved last year. […]
Ombudsman wants file of the project to reform DIS
The Ombudsman asked legislators for the file of the bill to reform the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS). The initiative is being processed in the Legislative Assembly. At the discretion of the entity, the initiative is not in line with human rights, it does not limit the intelligence objectives and it establishes a set […]