Geographical Locations - Comoros

• (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 11,100
• CIA World Factbook : Comoros

Organisations and Networks

UN and Multinational

• WHO
  - WHO Country Profile - Comoros
  - WHO - Tobacco control: Country Profile - Comoros
  - WHO - Environmental Burden of Disease: Country Profile – Comoros
  - WHO - Malaria Country Profile - Comoros
  - WHO - Comoros (the): Country Cooperation Strategy at a Glance
• WHO Regional Office AFRO is in Brazzaville, Congo
• UNFPA : Assistance to Comoros (including demographic data and background information)
• PNUD (UNDP) aux Comores

Government

Non-Government

Academic Institutions

National Policy and Related Documents

• Union of the Comoros: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
  "This Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy Paper (PRGSP) sets out development priorities for the Comoros for the next few years that all Comorians agree upon. This vision not only mirrors the aspirations of the population; it also reflects the current socio-economic situation and macroeconomic prospects for the next three years, the findings of quantitative and qualitative studies of household living conditions, poverty, and various forms of inequality, and a review of the performance, strengths, and constraints of the principal social and economic sectors in the Comoros. Based on this exhaustive diagnostic assessment, seven (7) core strategies and thirtyfive (35) priority programs have been identified and addressed in several discussion and validation workshops at the Union and islands level." [IMF Country Report No. 06/191, 26 May, 2006]

Reports, Guidelines, and Projects

• Comoros: Cholera
  "The cholera epidemic had started to spread around the Comoros islands on 25 February, 2007. However, it was in August, 2007 that the rates of infection peaked sharply with a caseload of 1,480 as at 13 November. By the end of the month, 1,554 had been affected and 29 deaths reported on the islands of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) and Moheli both islands having a total population of 395,312." [International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, DREF Bulletin, No. MDRKM001, 28 March 2008]
• Drug-Resistant Malaria Parasites Introduced into Madagascar from Comoros Islands
  To determine risk for drug-resistant malaria parasites entering Madagascar from Comoros Islands, we screened travelers. For the 141 Plasmodium falciparum isolates detected by real-time PCR, frequency of mutant alleles of genes associated with resistance to chloroquine and pyrimethamine was high. International-level antimalarial policy and a regional antimalarial forum are needed. [author abstract] [Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 13, No. 11, November 2007, pp.1759-1762]
• Entomologic Investigations of a Chikungunya Virus Epidemic in the Union of the Comoros, 2005
  From January to April 2005, an epidemic of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) illness occurred in the Union of Comoros. Entomological studies were undertaken during the peak of the outbreak, from March 11 to March 31, aimed at identifying the primary vector(s) involved in transmission so that appropriate public health measures could be implemented. Adult mosquitoes were collected by backpack aspiration and human landing collection in homes and neighborhoods of clinically ill patients. Water-holding containers were inspected for presence of mosquito larvae. Adult mosquitoes were analyzed by RT-PCR and cultivation in cells for the presence of CHIK virus and/or nucleic acid. A total of 2,326 mosquitoes were collected and processed in 199 pools. The collection consisted of 62.8% Aedes aegypti, 25.5% Culex species, and 10.7% Aedes simpsoni complex, Eretmapodites spp and Anopheles spp. Seven mosquito pools were found to be positive for CHIKV RNA and 1 isolate was obtained. The single CHIKV mosquito isolate was from a pool of Aedes aegypti and the minimum infection rate (MIR) for this species was 4.0, suggesting that Ae. aegypti was the principal vector responsible for the outbreak. This was supported by high container (31.1%), household (68%), and Breteau (126) indices, with discarded tires (58.8%) and small cooking and water storage vessels (31.1%) registering the highest container indices. [author abstract] [The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2008, vol. 78, no. 1, pp.77-82]

Educational Resources

• CDC - Travel Information : East Africa
• Library of Congress: Country Study: Comoros