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Laura Fernández proposes that “exercise” be part of medical prescriptions

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica's President, Laura Fernández, proposed that the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS)—Costa Rican Social Security System—explicitly include "sport" or "exercise" in medical prescriptions, with the goal of strengthening disease prevention and improving the population's quality of life. "I am very interested in the CCSS including...