A cut-off for the first quarter of the year shows a relevant figure in the health and medicine sector for the Central American region and the Dominican Republic.
An analysis of CentralAmericaData's Business Intelligence department shows interesting data on the processes that in the first quarter of 2022 were published with contracts to supply pharmaceuticals, equipment and medical supplies to the various Ministries of Health and Social Security entities in Central American countries and the Dominican Republic.
The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS), requires the purchase of four million two hundred thousand disposables, sterile venoclysis equipment for the infusion of serum, the form of delivery in six dates with 700 thousand units each, starting on January 20, 2022 and the following with two months of interval.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2021LN-000032-0001101101142:
Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social requires the bidding of 10,200 intravenous catheters with different grades and lengths in addition to other medical supplies.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2021LA-000022-0001102208:
The National Oncology Institute of Panama requires a global tender for the award of the supply, storage, transportation and partial delivery of 1251 vials of Pembrolizumab 25/ML solution for intravenous infusion.
Panama Government Purchase 2021-0-12-11-08-08-LV-018937:
Between the first three months of 2020 and 2021, the imported value of pharmaceutical products in Central America registered a positive variation, going from $825 million to $866 million.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"].
Costa Rica's Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. will invest $35 million in the execution of the first stage of the construction of its new innovation campus called "Sulàyöm", which will be located in the Coyol Free Trade Zone in Alajuela.
This new facility will have some 13,500 square meters of construction and will support the company's global growth, increasing production capacity in manufacturing, research and development, digital media, training and education for physicians specializing in aesthetic surgery, notes a press release from the Costa Rican Coalition of Development Initiatives (CINDE).
During 2020, Central America's imports of pharmaceutical products containing insulin totaled $35 million, and purchases from Danish companies increased 11% over what was reported in 2019.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
During 2020, companies in the region allocated $134 million for the import of vaccines for human use, and purchases from Russian companies increased 54% over what was reported in 2019.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graph"]
During 2020, Central American imports of pharmaceutical products totaled $3.502 billion, and purchases from Mexican companies increased by 2% over the amount reported in 2019.
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SMC Ltd, a manufacturer of medical devices, diagnostics and pharmaceuticals, announced that it will invest in increasing its installed capacity and expanding its facilities in Zona Franca Coyol, Costa Rica.
The Costa Rican Coalition of Development Initiatives (Cinde) reported that the expansion in Costa Rica will provide additional capacity for molding, clean room assembly and general manufacturing operations.
From January to September 2020, companies in the region invested $101 million for the purchase abroad of vaccines for human use, and purchases from Russian companies increased 34% compared to the same period in 2019.
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From January to September 2020, Central American imports of pharmaceutical products totaled $2.625 billion, an amount that exceeds by just 0.4% what was reported in the same period of 2019.
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