Mauritius in the ECSA Health Community
Mauritius Joined ECSA in the year 1974 as one of the founding members. Since joining the ECSA Health Community, Mauritius has hosted the ECSA Health Minister’s Conference twice in 1979 and 1197 and held the chairmanship of the Advisory Committee in 1992, and 2004.
The ministry of Health has consistently supported the activities and programmes of the ECSA Health community over the last three decades. Mauritius financial contribution to the ECSA Health Community has ensured that the secretariat functions continue to be executed in a timely manner in line with the resolutions of the Ministers of health.
All subsequent ministers of Health in Mauritius since 1974 have ensured that the country continues to share its experiences and challenges in implementation of various health programmes during ECSA forums such as the Directors expert committee, programme expert committees, the forums for best practice in health care and the annual ECSA Health Ministers Conference. Senior Ministry officials led by permanent secretaries have held various leadership roles in ECSA’s expert committees and played their part in ensuring the organization remains relevant, focused and responsive to the needs for the member countries.
1.0 Overview of key indicators
a. Socio-economic and Demographic
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Indicator
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Value
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Source
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GDP growth rate.
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2.1%
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Central Statistics Office 2009
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Population dependency ratio (under 15 and over 65 years)
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Life expectancy at birth (all gender)
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69.4 (M) 76.6 (F)
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MOH 2009
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Population growth rate
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0.51%
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MOH 2009
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b. Maternal and Child Health & Family and Reproductive Health
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Indicator
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Value
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Source
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Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births
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13.4
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MOH 2009
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Maternal mortality rate per 100 000 live births
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65
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MOH 2009
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Under five mortality rate per 1000 live births
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16.1
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MOH 2009
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Births attended by skilled health personnel
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99.4%
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MOH 2009
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Contraceptive prevalence
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74.1%
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MOH 2009
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Full immunization coverage amongst 1 year olds
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94.9%
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MOH 2009
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ANC coverage (%) at least one visit
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93%
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World Health Survey 2003
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Unmet need for Family Planning
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3.3%
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Contraceptive Prevalence Survey 2003
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Total fertility rate
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1.51
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MOH 2009
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c. HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
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Indicator
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Value
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Source
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Adult (15-49) HIV prevalence
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0.97%
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MOH 2009
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Condom use at last high-risk sex
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34.3%
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MOH 2008
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PMTCT coverage
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68.3%
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MOH 2009
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Tuberculosis prevalence per 100 000 population
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Not available
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Tuberculosis treatment success under DOTS
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>85%
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MOH 2009
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Malaria mortality rate per 100 000 population
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N/A*
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% of pregnant women sleeping under an ITN
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N/A
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* No Malaria in Mauritius
d. Health Systems
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Indicator
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Value
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Source
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General government expenditure on health as % of GDP
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2.7%
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MOH 2010
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Out of pocket expenditure as a % of private expenditure on health
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81.5%
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MOH 2007
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No. of doctors per 10 000 population
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12
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MOH 2009
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No. of nurses per 10 000 population
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25.9
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MOH 2009
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No. of health workers per 10 000 population
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120
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MOH 2009
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Client Satisfaction Rate
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No data
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