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Background[1]: Located in Western Africa along the Bright of Biafra, the Republic of Cameroon was formerly controlled by the French and British until the two parts merged in 1961. Stability exists throughout the country with the development of agriculture, roads, railways, and petroleum industries boaming. However, this country on the hinge of Africa is subject to volcanic activity, poaching, and a very high degree risk of acquiring the major infectious diseases AIDS, diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid and yellow fever, malaria, schistosomiasis, meningococcal meningitis, and the H5N1 avian influenza.
Languages[1]: 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
Population[1]: 18,060,382 (estimated, 2007)
Climate[1]: varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north
Life Expectancy at Birth[1]: 52.86 (estimated in years, 2007)
Infant Mortality Rate[1]: 65.84 (estimated deaths per 1,000 live births, 2007)
Per Capita Health Expenditure[2]: 31 (at average exchange rate (US$), 2002)
People Living with HIV/AIDS[1]: 560,000 (estimated, 2003)
HIV/AIDS Deaths[1]: 49,000 (estimated, 2003)
Malaria Incidence[3]: 664,413 (reported, 2003)
Malaria Deaths[3]: not available
Tuberculosis Incidence[2]: 28,451 (estimated, 2005)
Tuberculosis Deaths[2]: 3,739 (estimated, 2005)
1. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html
2. http://www.who.int/globalatlas/
3. http://rbm.who.int/wmr2005/tables/table_a21.pdf
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