The health care delivery crisis in Haiti.
Fam Med
; 29(9): 666-9, 1997 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-9354875
ABSTRACT
PIP: With its 7 million people inhabiting an area the size of the state of New Jersey and with average annual per capita income of $225, Haiti is the poorest and most densely populated country in the Western Hemisphere. 85% of children in rural Haiti have clinical evidence of malnutrition, the infant mortality rate is 94/1000 live births, the maternal mortality rate is 4.5/1000 live births, life expectancy is 55 years, and there are rapidly growing rates of tuberculosis, malaria, and AIDS. Much of Haiti's health crisis is tied to the country's recent troubled political and economic past. That past has disrupted Haiti's health infrastructure to such an extent that Haitian people routinely suffer with, and often die from, readily preventable and treatable illnesses. Haiti's health care infrastructure cannot be rebuilt without humanitarian support and technical assistance from the international community. The authors explain the history, politics, and economics which have contributed to the health care delivery crisis in Haiti and why family medicine will be crucial for the recovery of the country's health care. The development of family medicine will check certain elements which favor emigration and specialization, and will provide the country with well-trained physicians who can treat most common health problems in the country.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atenção à Saúde
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Haiti
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fam Med
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos