The event will be held at the Hotel Real Intercontinental and is expected to be attended by 500 guests.
Jorge Cortes, president of the International for the International Promotion of Costa Rican Medicine (Promed in Spanish) told Elfinancierocr.com, "For the third time Costa Rica will host the biggest event in medical tourism in Latin America. We hope to have more than 500 attendees and that Costa Rica witll further consolidate itself as the leading destination in the region in terms of health travel. "
The conference that took place in 2011, included representatives from the U.S., Canada, Thailand, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama, Mexico, El Salvador and Argentina.
Source: elfinancierocr.com
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April 2012
In Costa Rica there are 17 companies with a seal of approval for this activity.
The International Council for the Promotion of Medicine in Costa Rica (Promed) awarded the companies Advance Dental, Prisma Dental, Instituto Flikier de Rehabilitación Oral and Dentavac the quality seal during inauguration of the Third Latin American Congress of Medical Tourism on Monday.
April 2012
Competing with giants like Mexico and Brazil, Costa Rica managed to attract 40,000 health tourists in 2010 and hopes to attract more with a variety of value added medical tourism offers.
Emphasizing treatments for Parkinsons, drug addiction, alcoholism and stress, including holistic therapies, Costa Rica is aiming to maximise opportunities in medical tourism, which attracted some 40,000 visitors in 2010, according to the Council for International Promotion of Medicine in Costa Rica (Promed).
March 2012
About 200 companies will have the opportunity to make business contacts at the third Latin American Medical Tourism Congress, to be held from April 23rd to 25th.
"The congress will promote business development between suppliers and buyers of medical and dental services in the U.S., Canada and other countries", announced the organizers, through the wire agency ACAN-EFE.
October 2011
More and more Americans are traveling to destinations in Central America and other areas in order to receive medical treatment
Doubts about the medical treatment offered in Latin American countries that existed some years ago have disappeared.
Currently Americans perceptions regarding the quality and prices of medical services offered in countries such as Costa Rica has changed significantly.
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