01261nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001500051653001000066653000900076653001000085653002100095653001100116653001100127653002500138653001100163653002100174653002000195653001200215653001200227653000900239653001600248100001600264700001000280700001500290245004200305300001000347490000600357520054600363022001400909       1982                            d  c198210aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aFemale10aHumans10aIndian Ocean Islands10aInfant10aInfant Mortality10aInfant, Newborn10aleprosy10aMalaria10aMale10aMiddle Aged1 aMcGlashan N1 aAli M1 aShepherd S00aSome health problems of the Maldives.  a221-80 v13 a<p>It is difficult to quantify the major health scourges from which the Maldivians suffer because of the scattered nature of their settlements and their conservative attitudes to health and hygiene-related matters. Projects to improve the quality of the health and disease data have been instituted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Maldivian Ministry of Health. The paper analyses information that has since become available on three major ill-health conditions in the Maldives, namely infant deaths, malaria and leprosy.</p>
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