Geographical Locations - Cape Verde

• (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 4, 929
• CIA World Fact Book : Cape Verde

Organisations and Networks

UN and Multinational

• WHO
  - WHO Country Profile - Cape Verde
  - WHO - Tobacco Control: Country Profile - Cape Verde
  - WHO - Environmental Burden of Disease: Country Profile – Cape Verde
  - WHO - Malaria Country Profile - Cape Verde
• WHO Regional Office AFRO
  The WHO Regional Office for Africa is located in Brazzaville, Congo

Government

• Republica de Capo Verde - Pagina Oficial do Governo

Non-Government

• Cabo Verde Children
  Cabo Verde Children is a non-profit humanitarian organisation that strives to help the children of Cape Verde Islands overcome the burdens of poverty and to become healthy, educated, self-sustaining and contributing members of society. Cabo Verde Children is a joint project, managed and promoted by CaboVerdeOnline.com and Cape Verde Embassy in Washington DC.
• IFRC Country Page Cape Verde
  This site outlines International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies activities in Cape Verde. It includes a profile of the country and details of appeals, updates and reports.

Academic Institutions

National Policy and Related Documents

• Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (Revised, September 2004)

Reports, Guidelines, and Projects

• Cape Verde Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2003
  This site from the United States Department of State outlines the human rights situation in Cape Verde for 2003.
• Cape Verde Poverty Reduction Strategy
  World Bank Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staff of the World Bank and the IMF. This paper was published April 2005.
• Factors associated with sexual initiation and condom use among adolescents on Santiago Island, Cape Verde, West Africa
  The current study focuses on factors associated with sexual initiation and condom use among teenagers on Santiago Island, Cape Verde, according to gender. This was a representative, probabilistic sample of 13-to-17-year-olds (n = 768) attending public secondary schools on Santiago Island in 2007. Associations were tested by test of proportion, Pearson’s chi-square, or Fisher’s exact test and logistic regression. Factors related to sexual initiation among boys were: age over 14 years, Catholic religion, and alcohol consumption. For girls, the factors included: > 9 years of schooling and involvement in an affective-sexual relationship. Unlike other Sub-Saharan countries, this study showed a high prevalence of condom use during initial sexual activity. Adolescents are able to safely begin sexually active life if they have access to information, sex education, and other STD prevention and contraceptive methods. This study provides insights on the development of policies to reduce the vulnerability of the young population to STD/AIDS and the limits and challenges related to the promotion of condom use and sex education, focusing on unequal gender relations. [author abstract] [Cadernos de Saúde Pública (Rio de Janeiro), 25(9): 1969-1980, September, 2009]
• Health-Seeking Patterns among Fatally Ill Capeverdian Women
  The circumstances of 94 deaths among females aged 15-49 years in Cape Verde were investigated to assess their access to effective care. Persons associated with the deceased women were interviewed (verbal autopsy) to explore contributing causes of death, perceived illnesses and treatment efforts. The certainty of diagnosis and avoidability of the fatal outcome were assessed by a panel of experts. A model of health care accessibility is elaborated to identify restricting (delay) factors. Deliberate avoidance of modern medical care and reliance on traditional medicine were major delay factors, while unawareness of the severity of symptoms and affordability limits were minor delay factors in this population. A detailed sorting of cases by health care level is used to identify the effectiveness of diagnosing, referral and care provided. Since a high proportion of avoidable deaths occurred in hospital, the quality of care may have been sub-optimal. [author abstract] [African Journal of Reproductive Health 2004; 8[3]:176-187]
• Pilfering for Survival: how health workers use access to drugs as a coping strategy
  Published in Biomed Central's Human Resources for Health 28 April 2004, this article describes a study into the pilfering of drugs by health workers in Mozambique and Cape Verde.
• Plan Cadre des Nations Unies Pour L'Aide au Developpement 2006-2010
  This report provides details of the UNDP Development Plan for Cape Verde 2006-2010. Site in French
• Unusually High Prevalence of Nosocomial Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Cape Verde Islands
  Characterization of nosocomial methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Cape Verde showed that (i) Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes were present in 35% of the isolates and (ii) half of the collection had the same genetic background as methicillin-resistant pandemic clones. Introduction of the staphylococcal chromosome cassette mec (SCCmec) into virulent and epidemic isolates could pose serious threats to public health. [author abstract] [Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2006, Vol. 44, No. 10, pp. 3790–3793]

Educational Resources

• CDC Travelers' Health West Africa
  This site from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information on the health situation for travellers to West Africa. It includes current travel notices, information on diseases found in West Africa and recommends vaccines and preventive medication.
• Virtual Cape Verde
  Published by the Embassy of Cape Verde in Washington D.C. this site contains extensive general information about Cape Verde including sections on health, education and government.