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Health in Angola is rated among the worst in the world. Only a fraction of the population receives even rudimentary medical attention. From 1975 to 1992, there were 300,000 civil war-related deaths. The overall death rate was estimated at 240 per 1,000 in 2002. The HIV/AIDS prevalence was 3.90 per 100 adults in 2003. As of 2004, there were approximately 240,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in the country. There were an estimated 521,000 deaths from AIDS in 2003. ==Health infrastructure== USAID has reported that the Angolan Government has not had much success in developing an effective health care system since the end of the 27-year-long Angolan Civil War in 2002. According to USAID, during the War as many as 1 million people were killed, 4.5 million people became internally displaced, and 450,000 fled the country as refugees.〔http://www.usaid.gov/ao/about.html. Accessed April 10, 2012〕 Due to lack of infrastructure and rapid urbanization, the government has been unable to promote programs that effectively address some of the basic needs of the people. Health care, specifically, is not available for many of the people in the country.〔 Some improvements have been made regarding the health care system in Angola since the end of the Civil War. However, many problems continue to exist. According to UNICEF reports in 2005, 2 percent of the nation’s public expenditures were allotted to health care. That number has increased since 2005. Larger problems include the shortage of doctors, the destruction of health care facilities throughout the country, and disparities between rural and urban primary care availability.〔http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/angola_54038.html. Accessed April 30, 2012.〕 Census data reported by the CIA reveals that Angola has very few physicians to attend to the medical needs of its population. It is estimated that there are about 0.08 physicians per 1,000 people in Angola.〔https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html. April 9, 2012〕 Due to the length of the Angolan Civil War, nearly an entire generation of Angolans was not given the opportunity to receive any education. This has led to a dramatic decrease of health workers and added to the poor maternal health problem. In response to the shortage of health workers, Cuban physicians are currently working in the country to improve health overall, as well as to focus on improving maternal health.〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA1SnN4N_zo. Accessed 9, 2012〕 The health care system has felt the social effects of the War. Due to the large number of people who were unable to receive an education during the War, today, educated medical personnel, administrators, and other needed positions in the governmental system are not able to be filled. The population of Angola has lost nearly an entire generation of educated personnel. This education gap has repercussions that have been felt throughout the society and especially in the health field. As of 2012, 54% of the population had access to an improved water source and 60% had access to improved/shared sanitation. In September 2014, the Angolan Institute for Cancer Control (IACC) was created by presidential decree, and it will integrate the National Health Service in Angola.〔(Novo instituto oncológico de Angola quer ser referência em África ), Notícias ao Minuto (Source: Lusa Agency), September 9, 2014〕 The purpose of this new center is to ensure the health and medical care in oncology, policy implementation, programs and plans for prevention and specialized treatment.〔(Novo instituto oncológico de Angola quer ser referência em África ), Diário Digital (Source: Lusa Agency), September 9, 2014〕 This cancer institute will be assumed as a reference institution in the central and southern regions of Africa.〔(Novo instituto oncológico angolano quer ser instituição de referência no continente ), Ver Angola, September 11, 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Health in Angola」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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