Countries & territories / Greater Antilles
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic as a clinical research destination — the health system, the case for running studies here, and how PCRA Caribbean connects you to sites on the ground.
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Main languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Dominican peso (DOP)
- Population
- ~11 million
Healthcare in Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic has a mixed public and private health system, with a large private hospital and clinic sector concentrated in Santo Domingo and Santiago and a public network reaching the rest of the country. It is one of the Caribbean's largest healthcare markets by population.
Why Dominican Republic for clinical research
The chronic-disease burden that dominates Caribbean healthcare - obesity, type 2 diabetes and hypertension - is a daily clinical reality in Dominican Republic, and most patients here have never been offered a place in a clinical study. For sponsors, that combination - genuine disease burden, largely research-naive patients, and concentrated care pathways - is exactly what makes the region worth a serious look. PCRA Caribbean is building its member-site network in Dominican Republic now: sites join by choice, are onboarded to a common ICH-GCP standard, and are matched only to studies they can genuinely deliver.
Member sites in Dominican Republic
Our anonymised directory shows the network's research-ready sites — sponsors can register for full site details, including which countries and territories each site serves.
Browse member sitesPlanning a study in Dominican Republic?
Tell us what your protocol needs and we'll give you an honest feasibility read — and if you run a hospital, clinic, pharmacy, lab or research unit in Dominican Republic, we'd love to hear from you too.