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Mothers and Child for happy and Health y family
Population & Medical Personnel
  • Total population: 8,2 millions
  • Per Capita GNP: 250US $
  • Doctors: 1/50,000 inhabitants
  • Nurses: 1/3,900 inhabitants
  • 17% of Nurses in rural areas
Infant and Maternal Mortality
  • Infant mortality: 86/1000 (DHS,2005)
  • Under 5 Mortality: 152/1000 (DHS, 2005)
  • Maternal mortality: 750/ 100,000 (DHS, 2005)
  • Assisted deliveries: 48.6% (MOH AR 2007)
HIV/AIDS and other epidemics
  • HIV prevalence: 3% (DHS+2005)
  • TB (2003): 6,046 cases in the country
  • 60% of HIV patients are diagnosed with TB
  • Malaria admission cases in hospitals 36.8%  (PNLP/MoH 2006)

  • Countrywide ARV sites (TRAC/MoH 2006) 2757

  • Adults on ARVs 31.379 (TRAC/MoH 2006)

  • TB annual Risk 2% (WHO)

  • TB cases in 2006 8701(PNILT/MoH 2006)

Family Planning
  • Contraceptive prevalence: 17% (DHS,2005)
  • Use of Modern Contraception Methods:
    DHS 2000 = 4%
    DHS 2005 = 10%
Other Health Indicators
  • Under 5 years severe malnutrition: 19.4% (DHS, 2005)
  • Access to Health facilities : 37.9%
    Life expectancy at birth 52.73 (UNDP 2007)
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