Products, services, and medical, pharmaceutical and hospital technology equipment will be exhibited from October 19th to 20th at the Atlapa Convention Center.
The EXPO MEDICA PANAMÁ 2017 event will bring together companies from the pharmaceutical, medical, health and sports industries.
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund is evaluating making an annual purchase of HIV drugs next year.
The aim of the authorities at the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) is to avoid the situation of shortages suffered almost two months ago, when they ran out of the drug Efavirenz.
The Social Security Fund approved an addendum for $37 million to carry out additional work on the construction of Hospital City, which is being developed by the construction company FCC.
A statement from the Social Security Fund indicates that"...The addendum includes the extension of the validity of the work contract to Consorcio Construcciones Hospitalarias, S.A. until December 31, 2018 and the approval of 11 exchange orders that group together additional work requested from the contractor from the year 2013 to date."
The consortiums Hospital Aquiteco, Pro Coclé, Hospital A.T., HAT Panama and HOSPITAL A.T. presented their proposals in the tender to build a new hospital in Coclé, Panama.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Health in Panama:
Three private medical centers are planning to invest $55 million in the renovation and construction of infrastructure in the next five years.
The investment plan by the Hospital Metropolitano includes the opening of new headquarters in four provinces in the next five years, which will require an investment of more than $13 million.
For every dollar invested in health and education, three need to be spent on direct social assistance in order to achieve the same effect on poverty reduction.
The report "Impact of Public Expenditure on Poverty Reduction and Inequality" by the Nicaraguan Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUNIDES) has similar conclusions to similar studies carried out in other countries: "In estimating the effect of public interventions on poverty reduction, it was identified that poverty was reduced from 7.2 to 10.1 percent depending on the poverty line used (US $1.8, US $2 and US $2.6), mainly due to social spending in health and education.On the other hand, the contribution made by electricity subsidies did not compensate for the reduction in incomes in households caused by payment of indirect taxes, therefore it did not affect poverty reduction.
The Ortega administration has announced that a donation from the Dutch government will finance part of the construction and equipment of a new hospital in the North Caribbean.
Representatives from the Nicaraguan government explained that the donation is €18.7 million, approximately $21 million.
In Panama, pharmaceutical companies claim that the demand for a new requirement to participate in the tender could be used to exclude certain suppliers from the process.
In thetenderfor the purchase of various drugs for $241 million, the National Department of Pharmacy and Drugs (DNFD) at the Ministry of Health (Minsa) included a new requirement to participate in the process. Suppliers must submit a certificate of interchangeability for each product they wish to offer.
The US, Hong Kong and Germany were the main importers of medicinal plants and herbal products in 2016, while the Costa Rican market for these products reached $22 million.
A study by Procomer of Costa Rica states that "...
Through a trust with the Bank of Costa Rica, plans are underway to build 30 health areas, 22 financial branches and a storage center for supplies and medicines.
Among the projects that will be built with the resources to be administered by the Bank of Costa Rica through the trust is the William Allen hospital in Turrialba, whosetenderwas announced recently.
In the next five years the Costa Rican Social Security Institution plans to invest about $1.8 billion in building new infrastructure and purchase of medical equipment.
The aim of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) is to start to reverse the significant backlog there is in terms of building infrastructure, due to the decline in investment registered with the entity from about 2010.
Pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, medical tourism companies, laboratories, pharmacies and research centers are part of the new Costa Rican health chamber.
The group of health sector companies announced that they"...
The Social Security Institute intends to spend $130 million on building five hospitals in Jutiapa, Zacapa, Peten, Alta Verapaz and Escuintla, and two in Guatemala City.
The plan put forward by the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS) involves revamping existing hospital structures and building seven new units in different parts of the country as part of the Infrastructure Master Plan.
In Costa Rica an environmental impact study has been presented for work on renovating the emergency department at the Hospital San Juan de Dios.
According to data from the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData com, the Costa Rican Social Security Department (CCSS) presented the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the refitting project in the Emergency Service area of the hospital, which will require an estimated investment of $14 million.
Regional Corporation specialized to commercialize exclusive products for the health sector.
Operates in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama
Phone: (502) 23360752 - (502) 23351067
Organization that operates in Panama, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Phone: (507) 65456121
Girasol Pharma is a school of clinical pharmacist contracted for Santos de Rey Medical Group, where it participates in the activities of direct attention to the patient in the management of pharmacological therapy, geriatrics and anticoagulation clinics.
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Central America.
Phone: (506) 4000 2452 - (506) 8895 2125
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