The first phase of the “Gorgas Campus” project includes construction of the research and biosafety laboratory buildings at levels 2 and 3, the transport warehouse and the water treatment plant and administration area.

From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance:

The National Economic Council today approved a loan agreement with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE), worth up to B / .70,000,000, for the Ministry of Economy and Finance to finance, in part, a project to equip Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas with new infrastructure and state-of-the-art technology.

The project, called “Campus Gorgas” aims to improve the scientific research system in the area of health.  The first phase includes construction of research and biosafety laboratory buildings at levels 2 and 3, the transport warehouse and the water treatment plant and administration area.

The start of the work is scheduled for 2018 and its completion for 2020.

The Gorgas Institute of Health is a prestigious body of research, teaching and public health reference with more than 89 years of uninterrupted work, so it requires new facilities with a vision of growth for the next 50 years under the project entitled “Gorgas Campus”.