World Health Organization Publication : Year 1991 ; Issue 9290211407, (Part 2): Part II, Glimpses of Health Problems in the Eastern Mediterranean

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Title:	World Health Organization Publication : Year 1991 ; Issue 9290211407, (Part 2): Part II, Glimpses of Health Problems in the Eastern Mediterranean
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
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PART II GLIMPSES OF HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

Table of Contents
Contents Part 11 14 . An overview of the health situation in the Region The Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Socioeconomic background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water supply and sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Immunization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Maternal and child health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Health status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communicable diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . The plight of Palestinian refugees and UNRWA UNRWA enters the scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Relief services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and training activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . Harmful traditional practices affecting the health of women and children Useful traditional practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harmful traditional practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Types of female circumcision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adverse health consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Origin of female circumcision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The situation in the EMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Religion and female circumcision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WHO enters the scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The slow wheels of progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .