Useful Contacts and Resources

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)

• Country File
• Residency
• Moving Pets
• Relocation Checklist
• Leaving Costa Rica
• Voting
• Useful Contacts