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
Make a tax-deductible donation and help support PAWHA's Vision of Whole Health in the Americas. |
Basic Information About Panama For a very complete look at general statistics look to the World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pm.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. Rural Panama registered disproportionately high infant and maternal mortality rates. Rural babies were roughly 20 percent more likely to die than their urban counterparts; childbearing was 5 times more likely to be fatal in rural Panama than in cities. Health Information (2) For detailed health data please go the the PAHO website : http://www.paho.org/English/SHA/prflpan.htm
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