LIST OF SELECTED COUNTRIES
WITH HIGH ADULT AND CHILD MORTALITY RATES

Africa

Americas

Mediterranean

Southeast Asia

African Republic Algeria
Angola
Dem Rep of Congo Ethiopia

Ghana Madagascar Malawi Mozambique Niger Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Bolivia Ecuador Guatemala Haiti Nicaragua Peru

Afghanistan Egypt
Iraq Morocco Somalia Sudan Yemen

Bangladesh
Peoples Rep of Korea Myanmar
Nepal

2) WRITE a paper (at least 1300 words) on the country that you selected. THE PAPER IS DUE AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER PER THE ANNOUNCED DUE DATE. See the Nursing Student Writing Guidelines Checklist for paper requirements. The paper must address the following (use the sections below as headings to organize your paper):

a) PAPER HEADING: Introduction: [Name of Country] Why your selection?

b) PAPER HEADING: Location/Geography

c) PAPER HEADING: Population

d) PAPER HEADING: Government

e) PAPER HEADING: Economy

f) PAPER HEADING: State of Health (Diseases/Violence/Accidents)

g) PAPER HEADING: Culture/Traditional Medicine

h) PAPER HEADING: Healthcare System and Delivery Include:
i. Governmental Health-Related Agencies (such as the Ministry of Health), and Health Regulatory Organizations (if any)

ii. Healthcare Personnel: EX: Number of Nurses and Doctors

iii. Nursing Education System and Accrediting Organizations (if any)

iv. Nursing Associations

i) PAPER HEADING: Health Priorities Based on the above information and global health organizations, what are the health priorities for this country?

To get you started on your paper:

3) Do internet and library searches using the name of your selected country and the sections listed above as “keywords.”

4) Find the official websites of the global organizations/agencies and look up your selected country for the most current health information and statistics. Begin with the World Health Organization (WHO).

5) Determine which organizations/agencies (United Nations, non-governmental, nursing) are active in your selected country.

6) Investigate the situation of nurses and nursing (nursing personnel, nursing organizations/associations, migration, etc.) in your selected country.

7) Use the above headings in your paper. In-text citations and a reference list MUST be found in your paper. See the Nursing Student Writing Guidelines Checklist for APA formatting