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Asmara Project

Eritrea. Repubblica presidenziale Indipendente dall'Italia dal 1947 Indipendente dall'Etiopia dal 1993 Lingua: Tigrino, Arabo, Italiano Area: 121.320 km2 Popolazione: 4.401.000 Densit: 37 ab/km2 PIL pro capite: 858 $ Capitale: Asmara, 579.000 abLazio 17.203 km2 (1/7)Abitanti: 5.269.000 Densit: 306 ab./km2 (x8).

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Asmara Project

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    1. Asmara Project OROTTA HOSPITAL A visit to assess the feasibility of a hematology project for Eritrea

    3. Eritrea

    4. WHO data Infant and <5 y mortality 47 and 89 per 1000, respectively Diarrhoea main cause of morbidity among infants and children Acute malnutrition in children <5y above 15% in some areas 41.6% of pregnant and lactating women undernourished In 2004, maternal mortality estimated at 53% among the most vulnerable groups Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) 17.3% of all morbidity. HIV prevalence rate for 2003 was 2.4% (from 0.9 to 7.2%) 70% of AIDS cases reported among persons aged 20-39 years, and 5% among children below 15 years Malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS, malnutrition responsible for 56% inpatient deaths Only 22% of the rural population has access to safe water

    5. Ministry of health cancer data At present no facilities for treatment of cancer are available in Eritrea Therefore, the great majority of Eritrean people that are affected by cancer are condamned to death Together with improvement of access to hospital services and awareness of the problem also the number of reported cancer cases is increasing at a significant rate. However, still the majority of patients present with the disease at an advanced stage

    6. Ministry of health cancer data

    7. Health workers in Eritrea, 2004

    8. The Orotta Hospital - Asmara

    9. The Orotta Hospital

    10. Italian interventions at the Orotta

    11. Main critical factors

    12. Other critical issues

    13. Other critical issues

    15. Protocols

    16. Essential low-cost drug list

    17. The Orotta School of Medicine

    18. A hematology project for Eritrea

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