HEALTH IN NAMIBIA: Progress and Challenges

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This volume has been published for the "Support to Primary Health Care Project" of Namibia Ministry of Health and Social Services and the Service for Co-Operation and Cultural Affairs of the French Embassy in Namibia.

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The 107 page book, published in late 2001, provides a comprehensive view of health services in Namibia for the period 1995 through 1999, using data from the Namibia Health Information System (NAMHIS), brief commentary, and plentiful full-colour maps, charts, graphics, and tables.








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Acknowledgements, Preface, Glossary and Abbreviations (HINNAM0.pdf; 101Kb)
Chapter 1: Introduction (HINNAM1.pdf; 296Kb)
  A Brief History
  The Structure of Health Services
  Health Facilities
  Staffing the Health System
  Funding the Health System
  Medicines
Chapter 2: Namibia's Population (HINNAM2.PDF; 428Kb)
  The Distribution of People
  Population Size, structure and changes
  Demographic rates
Chapter 3: Access and Utilization (HINNAM3.pdf; 418Kb)
  Access and Coverage
  Water and Sanitation
  Utilization of Health Facilities
Chapter 4: Diseases: Their Prevalence and Burden (HINNAM4.pdf; 549Kb)
  Outpatients
  Inpatients
  Mortality
Chapter 5: Four Priorities (HINNAM5.pdf; 1080Kb)
  HIV/AIDS
  Tuberculosis
  Malaria
  Maternal and Child Care
Chapter 6: Twelve More Maladies (HINNAM6.pdf; 888Kb)
  Acute Respiratory Infections, Diarrhoea, Cancer, Sexually Transmitted Infections
  Measles, Malnutrition, Bilharzia, Poliomyelitis, Rabies, Plague, Poisoning and Alcohol
  Intoxication, Violence and Trauma
Progress and Challenges (HINNAMCONC.pdf; 434Kb)
National and Regional Profiles (HINNAMPROF.pdf; 1789Kb)
  A map showing all government health facilities by type, 14 essential health, population
  and staffing indicators, top five outpatient, inpatient, cause of death for three age
  groups for Namibia and each of its thirteen administrative regions.
Sources of Information and Bibliography (HINNAMBIBL.pdf; 70Kb)

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