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Health in the Republic of the Congo

Health in the Republic of the Congo

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The Republic of the Congo faces a number of ongoing health challenges.[1]

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[2] finds that the Republic of the Congo is fulfilling 63.7% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[3] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, the Republic of the Congo achieves 90.3% of what is expected based on its current income.[4] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 75.9% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. [5] The Republic of the Congo falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 25.0% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[6]


Health infrastructure

Public expenditure health was at 8.9% of the GDP in 2004, whereas private expenditure on health related costs was at 1.3% of private income.[7] Health expenditure was at US$30 per capita in 2004.[7] There were 20 doctors per 100,000 persons in the early 2000s (decade).[7]

There were 328 medical facilities in the Republic of the Congo in 2019.[8] Hospitals include the following:[9]

Health status

Life expectancy

The 2014 CIA estimated average life expectancy in the Republic of the Congo was 58.52 years.[1]

Endemic diseases

The entire population of the Republic of the Congo is at high risk of malaria and transmission is intense all year round.[15] The annual reported number of malaria cases in 2012 was 117,640 with 623 deaths.[15]

Yellow fever is also endemic to the Congo.

HIV/AIDS

The 2013 HIV prevalence is at 3.4% among 15- to 49-year-olds.[16]

Malnutrition

A large proportion of the population is undernourished.[7]

References

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    "The World Factbook, Republic of the Congo". CIA. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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    "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
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    "Congo (Rep.) - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
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    "Congo (Rep.) - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
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    "Congo (Rep.) - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
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    "Human Development Report 2009". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved 2014-06-24.. undp.org
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    "A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub-Saharan Africa". World Health Organization. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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    Google maps data and other sources listed for each hospital
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    "Hospitals in Brazzaville". Allianz Worldwide Care. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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    "Hospital 31 July D'Owando". Africa Bizinfo. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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    "Regional Military Hospital". Med Pages. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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    "Pioneer Christian Hospital". Congo Hospital. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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    "University Hospital Brazzaville". ENIA France. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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    "African Leaders Malaria Alliance"
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    Country Comparison :: HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate. CIA – The World Factbook. Cia.gov. Retrieved on February 25, 2013.
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