ˌɔn dʒˈuːn θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ðə pˌænɐmˈeɪniən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ˌɔn pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɜːnˈɛstoʊ pɚɹˈɛz bˈælɐdˌɛɹz ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən, ɡˈɪvz bˈɪldɪŋz tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ænd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚ ɡˈoːɹɡəz hˈɑːspɪɾəl tə ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, ænd ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt mˈuːvz tə ðɪs loʊkˈeɪʃən fɹʌmðə bˈɪldɪŋ ˌɔn dʒˈʌstoʊ ɚɹoʊsmˈiːnə ˈævənˌuː.
On June 3, 1999, the Panamanian Government, on President Ernesto Perez Balladares administration, gives buildings 242 and 254 of the former Gorgas Hospital to the Institute, and on July 23 the Institute moves to this location from the building on Justo Arosemena Avenue.