TY  - BOOK
AU  - World Health Organization
TI  - The health of the people of: the african regional health report
SN  - 92-9023-103-3
AV  - WA 541 .W46 2006 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Geneva
PB  - World Health Organization
KW  - Public Health|Delivery of Health Care|Health Status|Africa
N1  - Provides an analysis of key public health issues and progress made in the Africa Region. HIV/AIDS continues to devastate the WHO Africa Region, More than 90% of the estimated 300–500 million malaria cases that occur worldwide every year are in Africans, River blindness has been eliminated as a public health problem, Polio is close to eradication, and 37 countries are reaching 60% or more of their children with measles immunization.  Offers a candid appraisal of major hurdles, such as the high rate of maternal and newborn mortality overall in the African region
ER  -