Health : Dominican Republic

This pathfinder provides you with information about health in the Dominican Republic.The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning the Dominican Republic is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to regional resources for Latin America is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/dr/). Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for international and multinational information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/dominican.html). The major online source of health information are the databases of the World Health Organization, and with regard to Latin American and the Caribbean that source is the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Washington, D.C. PAHO is an international public health agency working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. They provide a variety of databases such as the Health library for disasters; the Adolescent Health database; and the Pan American Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences.

BATEY RELIEF ALLIANCE  (http://www.bateyrelief.org/)
A humanitarian aid organization that specializes in health care, legal aid, education and empowerment programs for impoverished populations, including those identified as migrant workers.

BRITISH FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE  (http://www.fco.gov.uk/travel/countryadvice.asp?DM)
The Travel Advice Unit of the Consular Division of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides daily-updated travel guidelines for the Dominican Republic. Topics discussed include safety and security, transportation, local laws and customs, road safety, entry requirements, foot and mouth disease precautions, and health care.

CDC HEALTH INFORMATION FOR TRAVELLERS TO THE CARIBBEAN  (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/caribean.htm)
Official U.S. government health recommendations for traveling to the Caribbean. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: BASIC COUNTRY HEALTH PROFILES  (http://www.paho.org/English/SHA/prfldor.htm)
This page will guide you inside information about health, statistics of life expentancy, death rates, birth rates, and related subjects.

HEALTH SECTOR REFORM INICIATIVE (LACHRSR)- COUNTRY REPORTS  (http://www.americas.health-sector-reform.org/english/clhmdorpr.htm)
This site provides articules related to health issues as a full text with the current situation in the country.

HIV/AIDS PROFILE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  (http://www.census.gov/ipc/hiv/domrepub.pdf)
The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce presents demographic data on HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic. The bureau includes epidemiological data, including data on HIV in pregnant women, HIV in blood donors, HIV in patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STD), and HIV in sex workers in the Dominican Republic.

PHR: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  (http://www.phrproject.com/country/dr.htm)
This site works with information about health in all the world and specially in the Latin America and the Caribbean. The goal of this firm is to provide a long-term support to improve the health sector.

TOBACCO OR HEALTH: A GLOBAL STATUS REPORT:DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   (http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/who/domrep.htm)
The World Health Organization (WHO) offers the section on the Dominican Republic of "Tobacco or Health: A Global Status Report." The report offers country profiles by region for 1997, including socio-demographic characteristics, tobacco production and industry, tobacco consumption, the prevalence of smoking, and tobacco control measures in the Dominican Republic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides the report online for WHO.

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND(UNICEF) STATISTICS  (http://www.unicef.org/statis/Country%5F1Page51.html)
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) presents demographic statistics on the Dominican Republic. The data includes statistics for basic indicators, such as population, annual number of births, and gross national product (GNP). UNICEF also includes data on mortality rates, immunization, water and sanitation, nutrition, reproductive health, and education.