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The government of Costa Rica will support the construction of medical centers

25.02.2010
Homesoverseas.ru editorial office
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The government of Costa Rica plans to provide assistance to developers, who are engaged in the construction of health facilities for foreign retirees. The new health center will offer services systems, including nurse services, medical examinations, catering for senior citizens in need of an inexpensive alternative that medical care they could get at home. In view of the global economic crisis, health centers give developers the ability to "change strategy", said the newspaper La Prensa Minister for enhancing competitiveness and improving the George Woodbridge legislation. Income from pension tourism "twice or even three times" higher than revenues from traditional tourism and the real estate market of the projects, Woodbridge said. The government estimates that 10,000 pensioners residing in the territory of Costa Rica leads to the creation of 40,000 jobs and brings the country income of $ 340 million in foreign currency. According to official data, in the past year as part of medical tourism to Costa Rica was visited by 30 000 guests. This figure is likely to grow as the increased cost of services for health care. According to the report of the Centre of health measures Deloitte (Deloitte Center for Health Solutions), who has made Costa Rica in the list of ten most popular destinations in the area of
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