Health in Paraguay

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Hospital in Paraguay
Development of life expectancy

In terms of major

Chagas' disease, run rampant in rural regions. Parasitic and respiratory diseases, which could be controlled with proper medical treatment, drag down Paraguay's overall health. In general, malnutrition, lack of proper health care, and poor sanitation are the root of many health problems in Paraguay.[1]

Health care funding from the national government increased gradually throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Spending on health care rose to 1.7 percent of the

nurses per 100,000 population.[1]

In 2003 the prevalence rate of

human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in Paraguay was estimated at 0.5 percent of the population, and officials reported 600 deaths from AIDS. The United Nations cautions that although the prevalence rate in Paraguay remains low, HIV/AIDS is increasing among stigmatized population groups. Transmission of the virus is primarily through sexual contact. According to 2004 estimates, nearly 15,000 Paraguayans were infected with HIV/AIDS.[1]

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[2] finds that Paraguay is fulfilling 88.5% 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, Paraguay achieves 94.5% of what is expected based on its current income.[4] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves 88.1% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. [5] Paraguay falls into the "bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 83.0% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[6]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Paraguay country profile. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (October 2005). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  3. ^ "Paraguay - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  4. ^ "Paraguay - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  5. ^ "Paraguay - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. ^ "Paraguay - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.

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