Health in Eritrea is generally poor as it remains one of the poorest countries in the world. About one-third of the population lives in extreme poverty, and more than half survives on less than US$1 per day. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and
Health care and welfare resources generally are believed to be poor, although reliable information about conditions is often difficult to obtain. Health care is the prevention treatment and management of illness and the preservation of mental health through the services offered by the medical, Nursing In 2001, the most recent year for which figures are available, the Eritrean government spent 5. 7 percent of gross domestic product on national health accounts. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2004 there were only three physicians per 100,000 people in Eritrea. Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in
The two-year war with Ethiopia, coming on the heels of a 30-year struggle for independence, negatively affected the health sector and the general welfare. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The rate of prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), although low by sub-Saharan African standards, was high enough at 2. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Sub-Saharan Africa is a geographical term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara, or those African countries 7 percent in 2003 to be considered a generalized epidemic. In the decade since 1995, however, impressive results have been achieved in lowering maternal and child mortality rates and in immunizing children against childhood diseases. Child mortality refers to the death of infants and children under the age of five In 2003 average life expectancy was slightly less than 53 years, according to the WHO. Life expectancy is the average number of years of life remaining at a given age
Malaria control is an important component of the Eritrean preventive health policy. Malaria is a vector -borne Infectious disease caused by Protozoan Parasites It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions including The National Malaria Protection Unit of the Ministry of Health has registered tremendous improvements in reducing malarial mortality by as much as 85%[1]. These impressive gains are the result of the Ministry of Health ". . . running [a] strong and effective national programme. . . "[2]
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