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Links to useful government and national organizations relevant to your health in Costa Rica...
General
- Social Security Fund (Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social – CCSS, in Spanish)
- Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS) – the only authorized health insurance provider in Costa Rica (in Spanish)
Pregnancy and Birth
- Mamasol – association promoting women's health and issues relating to childbirth (in Spanish)
- PREVIDA – education center preparing mothers and couples for childbirth (in Spanish)
- National Children's Trust (Patronato Nacional De La Infancia – PANI, in Spanish)
- Civil Registry offices (Registro Civil, in Spanish)