African Regional Health Report.This new report from WHO provides a comprehensive analysis of key public health issues and progress in Africa: * HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome continues to devastate dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. the region, which has 11% of the world's population and 60% of the people living with HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. , but more and more people are receiving life-saving treatment. * In Mali, community cost-sharing schemes have provided 35 of the country's 57 community health centres with staff trained to deliver babies and perform emergency caesarian caesarian n. Variant of cesarean. sections, making skilled obstetric ob·stet·ric or ob·stet·ri·cal adj. Of or relating to the profession of obstetrics or the care of women during and after pregnancy. obstetrical, obstetric pertaining to or emanating from obstetrics. care available to thousands of women who could not previously afford it. While drawing the world's attention to such successes, the Report offers a candid appraisal of major hurdles, such as the high rate of maternal and newborn mortality in the region. Of the 20 countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios worldwide, 19 are in Africa; and the Region has the highest neonatal death rate in the world. To download or order a copy see www.who.int/bulletin/africanhealth/en/index.html |
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