Cote d'Ivoire
January 22, 2010 — admin
Over the last decade, as a result of the civil war, the health care system has deteriorated and been unable to meet the basic health needs of the majority of its population due to chronic shortages of equipment, medicine, and health care personnel. Life expectancy averages 54 years of age, with HIV/AIDS and malaria as the leading causes of death. Medicines are exempt from tariffs, although the government levies 1% CIF.
