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 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:08 am Post subject: HEALTHCARE IN MALI / MALI HOSPITAL GUIDE |
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HEALTHCARE IN MALI
GENERAL
Most healthcare is provided by the public medical services. At Bamako are the Institute of Tropical Ophthalmology and the Marchoux Institute for Leprosy, which, in addition to treating patients, carry out research. The number of private doctors and well-equipped medical institutions is small. In 1985–95, only 30% of the population had access to healthcare services. As of 1999, total healthcare expenditure was estimated at 4.3% of GDP. The pharmaceutical policies adopted in recent years have resulted in the destruction of the public network of drug distribution. Despite the high level of healthcare investment, lack of organisation and misappropriation of money has impaired the effectiveness of the healthcare system.
The principal diseases are malaria, leprosy, tuberculosis, enteritis and other intestinal diseases, cholera, pneumonia, and infectious and parasite-related diseases such as schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, and trypanosomiasis. Anemia, malnutrition, and tetanus are also widespread. In 1995, there were 2,048 new cases of cholera reported. At the end of 2001, the number of people living with HIV/AIDS was estimated at 110,000 (including 1.7% of the adult population) and deaths from AIDS that year were estimated at 11,000. HIV prevalence in 1999 was 2.03 per 100 adults.
DIRECTORY OF HOSPITALS & CLINICS
Clinique Farako
Badialan III,
BP 813,
Bamako
Tel: +223 222 5387
Fax: +223 221 5249
Hopital Gabriel Toure
Medina Coure,
BP 267,
Bamako
Tel: +223 222 2712
Hopital do Point G
BP 1144,
Bamako
Tel: +223 222 5002 |
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