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Guyana: Basic Country Health Profiles (http://www.paho.org/english/sha/prflguy.htm)
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) offers a country profile of Guyana. This profile features a socioeconomic, political, and demographic overview of the country that includes pertinent statistics. PAHO also provides information concerning health issues for various population groups, diseases and other health-related problems, and health care services in Guyana.
HIV/AIDS Profile: Guyana (http://www.census.gov/ipc/hiv/guyana.pdf)
The Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce presents demographic data on HIV/AIDS in Guyana. 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 Guyana.
Ministry of Health - Guyana (http://www.sdnp.org.gy/moh/)
The official site of the Ministry of Health in Guyana provides documents of the sector reform and the process of decentralization of the Regional Health Authority.
PAHO Guyana (http://www.guy.paho.org/)
This web page presents a collection and analysis of information related to health conditions in Guyana.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (http://www.mercy.hospital.org.gy/)
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital is a non-profit organization providing health care service to the people of Guyana. This site focus on the services that the hospital provides. I also has links to interesting sites.
Tobacco or Health: A Global Status Report: Guyana (http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/who/guyana.htm)
The World Health Organization (WHO) offers the section on Guyana 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, and tobacco control measures in Guyana. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides the report online for WHO.
World Health Organization: Guyana (http://www.who.int/country/guy/en/)
This official site of the WHO provides access to information about Guyana on its health initiatives, progams, and warnings. The site also includes statistics and information about disease outbreaks.
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