Hospital Clinica Biblica
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History
The hospital was founded by Scots-Irish missionaries Enrique and Susan Strachan in 1921. When they arrived in Costa Rica they expressed concern with the state of the local health system, particularly due to the fact that infant mortality was extremely high with 350 children of 100 (do you mean 1000?) dying before five years of age and diseases like tuberculosisTuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
and malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
were prevalent. The hospital they established fell under the administration of the Latin American Mission who also supported a maternity ward, surgical sections and a Nursing School.
By 1968 the conditions in the country had improved and the hospital became a part of the Social Security system of Costa Rica.