Data and Statistics

• Costa Rica- Regional Health Observatory

Documents

• Health System Profile of Costa Rica - 2002 
• Perfil del Sistema de Salud de Costa Rica - 2009 (Spanish version)
• Costa Rica Country Profile - Health in the Americas, 2007
• Health Sector Analysis Costa Rica - 1 (Spanish version)
• Health Sector Analysis Costa Rica - 2 (Spanish version)
• Health Sector Analysis Costa Rica - 3 (Spanish version)
• National Health Policies Costa Rica (Spanish version)
• National Experience Strengthening Essential Public Health Functions - Costa Rica (Spanish version)
• Costa Rica (Plan Estratégico Institucional 2008-2010)
• Agenda de Salud de Centroamérica y República Dominicana 2009-2018

Presentations

• Regional Workshop: Performance Evaluation and Strengthening of the Steering Role Function of the National Health Authority - Washington DC, USA 2007 - link
  - Fortalecimiento de la Función Rectora del Ministerio de Salud de Costa Rica
  Rossana García, Directora General de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Costa Rica
  
  
• Course: Challenges on social protection in health for mother and child populations: equity, access and health outcomes - Mexico City, Mexico  2007 - link
  - Un modelo de Seguridad Social en la protección de la salud de madres, neonatos y niños: el caso de Costa Rica
  Alvaro Salas División Médica, Caja Costarricense de la Seguridad Social
  
  
• Regional Workshop: Findings and Perspectives on the Essential Public Health Functions in the Americas
  Lima, Peru  - 2007 -link
  - Caracterización de la Fuerza de Trabajo en Salud Pública
  Álvaro Salas - Universidad de Costa Rica - Costa Rica
  
  - Fortalecimiento Institucional de la Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico
  Luís Tacsán, Ministerio de Salud de Costa Rica
  
  - Desarrollo Organizacional: Formulación de Políticas Nacionales de Salud y Agendas Concertadas
  Rossana García, Directora General de Salud, Ministerio de Salud de Costa Rica
  
  
• 3rd International Course on Health Systems Development - Managua, Nicaragua  2007 - link
  - Taller de Integración Final
  Presentación final Costa Rica
  
  
• Regional Forum: Scaling-Up Health Systems Based on PHC: Strengthening the Steering Role, Integrating Systems and Services, Developing Public Health Capacities - Quito, Ecuador 2007 - link
  - The response of health systems with programmatic and population-based approaches
  María Elena López Ministry of Health, Costa Rica
  
  - Costa Rica: The Steering Role of the Ministry of Health on the provision of basic health services by the CCSS at the first level of care
  Rossana García, Ministry of Health, Costa Rica
  
  

Events

• Jornadas Subregionales de Defensores de Derechos Humanos / San José, Costa Rica 2005
  
  
  

Relevant Links 

• PAHO Country Office at Costa Rica
• World Health Organization - Health Information Overview Costa Rica
• Health Ministry Costa Rica
• Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC)