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General Information
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Capital city
Number of islands
Land area
Language
Ethnicity
GNP per capita
Economy |
Koror
10
488 sq km
Palauan, English
Micronesian
US$36,500,000 (*not per Capita)
Aid, fishing, tourism |
Total population by census (1995)
Population estimated (2000)
Male/Female
Population growth rate
Population density
Life expectancy at birth
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17,225
19,100
114/100
2.2%
39 sq km
67.0
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| Mortality: Cardiovascular diseases, unknown and other, other circylatory diseases. |
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POPULATION
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WEATHER
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History of Filariasis Prevalence
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One MDA using DEC was carried out in 1970.
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PacELF Activities carried out to date:
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Blood Survey
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| Filaria Type |
Wuchereria bancrofti, Nocturnally periodic |
| Mosquito vectors |
Culex quinquefasciatus |
| Filariasis latest status |
Partial endemic |
| Operational Staff |
Division of Communicable disease |
| Partnership |
JICA (DEC and ICT) |
Results of MDAs carried out under PacELF Programme
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No MDA carried out to date.
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Results of blood surveys carried out under PacELF Programme
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Date
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Test
Method
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Target
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Sampling Method
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No. of examined
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No. of positives
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Positive rate(%)
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Jun-Sept 2001
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ICT
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14 states
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Statification for locations & convenient sampling
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2031
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9
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0.44
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Nov -02
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ICT
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Ngardmau (sentinel site)
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convenient sampling
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131
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3
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2.29
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Dec -o2
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ICT
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Ngchesar
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convenient sampling
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141
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0
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0.00
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Jun-July/2003
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ICT
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South West Islands
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convenient sampling
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98
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0
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0.00
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Contact:
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Dr Stevenson J Kuartei
Director Bureau of Public Health
P.O. Box 100, Koror, 96940, Palau
Tel/ (680) 488 2420 Fax/ (680) 488 1211
E-mail: skuartei@palaunet.com
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