AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPrison Health: Costa Rica opened a high-security prison designed for more than 5,000 people and modeled on El Salvador’s CECOT. Human rights concerns about that model include medical neglect and abuse. Cancer Care: A UCR specialist warned that CCSS delays threaten breast cancer patients: 42,000 women were waiting for ultrasounds as of March, with waits exceeding 300 days. The specialist cited research linking four-week treatment delays to an 8%–12% rise in mortality across several cancers. Health-System Security: Ransomware attacks targeting Costa Rica rose 39% in the past year, putting the country ninth worldwide. Earlier cyberattacks disrupted CCSS systems and hospital services. Climate and Health: Costa Rica was one of only five countries in a global assessment with targets to cut black carbon, a pollutant linked to serious health harms.
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