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Mauritania
Index
Despite the central government's good intentions and some
health care planning, health care and medical facilities in
Mauritania remained inadequate in the late 1980s. Most
Mauritanians, especially those who inhabited rural areas, did not
have access to modern health care facilities. Nouakchott and the
provincial centers had facilities, but even in these locales
health care was rudimentary. Planned public investment in health
and social services for the years 1985 through 1988 was projected
at only US$2.5 million. While this doubled the amount spent from
1980 through 1984, it was still inadequate to meet the country's
needs.
Data as of June 1988
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