Geographical Locations - Togo

• (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 12,992
• CIA World Factbook : Togo

Organisations and Networks

UN and Multinational

• WHO
  - WHO Country Profile - Togo
  - WHO - Tobacco Control: Country Profile: Togo
  - WHO - Environmental Burden of Disease: Country Profile – Togo
  - WHO - Malaria Country Profile - Togo
• WHO - Regional Office AFRO in Brazzaville, Congo
• PNUD au Togo

Government

Non-Government

• Care in Togo
  CARE International began its operations in Togo in 1986 with the Zio River Economic Development project. Since then it has been involved in small economic activity, agroforestry, family planning, AIDS education, girls' education, urban development and rehabilitation programmes.

Academic Institutions

National Policy and Related Documents

Reports, Guidelines, and Projects

• Monitoring compliance with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes in west Africa: Multisite cross sectional survey in Togo and Burkina Faso
  Objectives: To monitor compliance with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes in health systems, sales outlets, distribution points, and the news media in Togo and Burkina Faso, west Africa. Design: Multisite cross sectional survey. Participants: Staff at 43 health facilities and 66 sales outlets and distribution points, 186 health providers, and 105 mothers of infants aged <5 months in 16 cities. Results: Six (14%) health facilities had received donations of breast milk substitutes. All donations were being given to mothers free of charge. Health providers in five (12%) health facilities had received free samples of breast milk substitutes for purposes other than professional research or evaluation. Health professionals in five (12%) health facilities had received promotional gifts from manufacturers. Promotional materials of commercial breast milk substitutes were found in seven (16%) health facilities. Special displays to market commercial breast milk substitutes were found in 29 (44%) sales and distribution points. Forty commercial breast milk substitutes violated the labelling standards of the code: 21 were manufactured by Danone, 11 by Nestlé, and eight by other national and international manufacturers. Most (148, 90%) health providers had never heard of the code, and 66 mothers (63%) had never received any counselling on breast feeding by their health providers. Conclusion: In west Africa manufacturers are violating the code of marketing of breast milk substitutes. Comparable levels of code violations are observed with (Burkina Faso) or without (Togo) regulating legislation. Legislation must be accompanied by effective information, training, and monitoring systems to ensure that healthcare providers and manufacturers comply with evidence based practice and the code. [author abstract] [BMJ, Volume 326, 18 January 2003, pp.127-132]
• National Report on Monitoring the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS)
  After a brief general country overview, a brief overview of the current status of the HIV/AIDS situation in Togo is presented in Chapter I; Chapter II contains a general overview of the epidemic. In Chapter III, the national response to the epidemic is highlighted. In Chapters IV and V the main obstacles encountered and the support required from the country’s development partners are addressed. Finally, in Chapter VI, a framework for monitoring and evaluation is developed.
• Nutrition intervention strategies in chronically malnourished regions: preventing endemic goitre in Togo
  Iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) are an important problem in the world. Some 760 million people suffer from goitre and 1600 million are at risk. In Togo, a small West African country, the prevalence of visible goitre in 6-12-year-old children was 21.6% and 5.3% in two endemic regions in 1999. Goitre is considered endemic as it affects one adult in five. UNICEF-Togo (United Nations Children's Fund) in co-operation with the Togolese government has implemented different programmes with the aim of improving the survival and development of children and women and to defend and promote children's rights. The aim of this paper is to describe the procedures followed and key results of a school-based nutrition education project implemented in Togo to prevent iodine deficiency disorders, by encouraging use of iodised salt. [author abstract] [Public Health Nutrition 2001; 4(6A): 1415–9]
• Togo: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC)
  This 2001 paper by the Office of the Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues of the US Department of State examines the Practice, Incidence, Attitudes and beliefs, Types, Outreach activities, Legal status, and Protection of FGM and FGC.

Educational Resources

• CDC - Travel Information : West Africa