Sharing   Period 6　Summing Up and Learning Tip

png still has limited primary health care.infectious diseases are claiming many lives，and there are serious public health risks from endemic diseases such as malaria，and an emerging hiv/aids epidemic.an estimated 1.7% of people in png carry the virus.in education，the rate of participation in primary schooling is improving，but it remains lower than in most other countries in the region.basic social and economic indicatorsland area　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　452 900 kmsea area  3 120 000 km2capital  port moresbypopulation()  5.12 millionpopulation average growth rate(1980－00)  2.7 per cent a yearurban population()  13 per centtotal fertility rate()  4.3 births per womanlife expectancy at birth()  57.2 yearsinfant mortality()  69 per 1000 live birthsunder five mortality rate()  93 per 1000 live birthsmaternal mortality ratio()  300 per 100 000 deliveriesmalaria incidence()  1688 cases per 100 000 peoplepopulation using improved water sources()  39 per centimmunisation against measles()  49 per cent under 12 monthsestimated hiv prevalence()  1.7 per cent of total populationadult literacy rate()  64.6 per cent of age 15 and abovefemale adult literacy rate()  57.7 per cent of age 15 and abovewomen in government()  0.9 per cent of seatsgross national income per person()  us$500gdp average growth rate()  3 per cent a yeargdp average growth rate per person(1990－)  0.5 per cent a year

medicines sans frontierstoday msf is the largest private urgent medical aide ngo in the world.here are some concrete examples of what msf does：256  for a medical kit.thanks to the emergency medical kit，msf is able to be operational 24 h in any country in the world.for example the “basic” medical kit allows msf to treat 1000 people for 3 month.it is meant for the dispensary and consists of all essential medicins，bandages and products to disinfect along with standard medical equipment.24  to treat a cholera patient.the msf “cholera” kit allows msf to face an imminent cholera epidemic.it contains 4000 l of drips，antibiotics，plastified cover sheets，soap，disinfectant and chlorinated water as well as gloves for the nursing staff.the kit is meant to treat 625 patients and costs 14.876  or 24  per person.179  to transport 100 kilograms of medicins.in ，msf moved 1.548 tonnes of medicines，medical and logistic equipment to 35 countries.of course costs differ from destination to destination and from type of transport to type of transport but over half of the goods are transported by plane，a quarter by boat and the rest by road.