Health in São Tomé and Príncipe

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative^[1] finds that São Tomé and Príncipe is fulfilling 80.4% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.^[2] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, São Tomé and Príncipe achieves 96.0% of what is expected based on its current income.^[2] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves 91.5% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.^[2] São Tomé and Príncipe falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 53.8% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.^[2]

There was a resurgence of malaria in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2010, but the exact cause is unknown.^[3] Female life expectancy at birth was 65.1 years in between 2005 and 2010, and male life expectancy at 62.8 for the same time period.^[4] Healthy life expectancy at birth was at 64.7 years in 2011.^[5]

According to WHO, São Tomé and Príncipe is also home to the largest documented amount of iron-deficiency anemia amongst any country's population.^[6]

Healthcare

A Cuban medical team of ten doctors, nurses and other health workers is working on the main island, with occasional visits to Príncipe.^[7]

Government health expenditure per capita was at US$90.73 (current US$) in 2009.^[8]

Hospitals

In 2019, there were 50 medical facilities in São Tomé and Principe, including six Centro de Saúde, 29 Posto de Saúde, 13 Postos de Saúde Comunitária, and two hospitals.^[9]

• Dr. Ayres de Menezes Hospital - São Tomé
• Manuel Quaresma Dias da Graça Hospital - Santo António

References

1. "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
2. "Sao Tome and Principe - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
3. World Malaria Report 2010 (PDF). 2010. pp. 42, 111–113. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
4. "World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision". Retrieved March 25, 2012.
5. Sao Tome and Principe: Human Development Indicator Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine. hdrstats.undp.org
6. File:Iron-deficiency_anaemia_world_map_-_DALY_-_WHO2002.svg
7. DEPARTAMENTO DE COOPERAÇÃO BILATERAL. Santomense Ministério dos Negocios Estrangeiros, Cooperação e Comunidades on international cooperation
8. "World Development Indicators and Global Development Finance – Google Public Data Explorer". Retrieved March 25, 2012.
9. "A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub-Saharan Africa". World Health Organization. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.