Pan American Whole Health Alliance - Alianza de Pan American de la Salud Integral
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Pan American Whole Health Alliance - Alianza de Pan American de la Salud Integral
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Basic Information About Montserrat For a very complete look at general statistics look to the World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mh.html Health Information (1) The following information is by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program. As it is a temporary on-line searchable source it is not possible to bookmark or hyperlink to the site. Below is some of the information from the country study. The general health and welfare of all three British dependencies was good and was continuing to improve in the late 1980s. Each had adopted the goals of the Pan American Health Organization of good health for all by the year 2000, emphasizing preventive medical services and early maternal and child health care programs. In the mid-1980s, mortality rates varied among the British dependencies. Montserrat had the highest death rate, 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants, followed by Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands with 7.1 and 5.4, respectively. Interestingly, the British Virgin Islands had the highest infant mortality rate, 41 per 1,000 live births, followed by Anguilla and Montserrat with 26.7 and 21.6, respectively. Health Information (2) For detailed health data please go the the PAHO website : http://www.paho.org/English/SHA/prflmon.htm
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