Macedonia health conditions depend upon various factors including the poverty level, investments in the medical sector, the level of sanitation and hygiene and many more. After this European country parted away from Yugoslavia, the health conditions in Macedonia were not so good.
The health situations in Macedonia is evident from the fact that life expectancy at birth for the total population as per the statistics of year 2005 is around 73 years. Among males, this rate is estimated around 71.28 years while the same in women is estimated around 76.37 years. In the same year, it was estimated that birth rate in Macedonia is 12 per 1000 population whereas the infant mortality rate is 10.09 per 1000 live births.
The three main threats to the health conditions at Macedonia are:
- HIV/AIDS
- Tuberculosis
- Tobacco
The governance of Macedonia health sector is the responsibility of the Ministry of Health of this European country. Spreading health education, gate-keeping role for primary care and health promotion are the main objectives of this ministry.
Numerous hospitals, health clinics, other diagnostic centers and health acre products including health insurances have been launched so as to provide health care services to the residents of Macedonia.
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