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This paper provides in depth analysis of the Republic of Panama. The paper includes the background of Panama, and highlights the economic development factors of the country. This paper examines the conceptual factors that influence health of the population of Panama. This study analysis the overall health situation of the country, as well as encounter the infectious diseases and vector borne diseases. This paper discusses the conceptual factors of disease such as, poverty and child malnutrition. This also paper evaluates the current status of Panama and creates linkages between poverty and health.

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Introduction

The Republic of Panama is situated at the isthmus southeastern end, forming a bridge between South and North America. Panama occupies the area of about 75,517 sq. km. The capital of Republic of Panama is Panama City (430,299 sq. km). The people of Panama is known as Panamanian(s). The Other cities are Colon City (34,655 sq. km), Colon district (206,553 sq. km), David City (82,907 sq. km), David District (144,858 sq. km). The government form of Panama is Constitutional democracy (CIA, 2012).

In March (USSD, 2011) reported, the population of Panama was about 3,405,813; and the annual the growth rate of the population is 1.84 percent. In Panama, various ethnicities are found for example, Mestizo about 67% that is the mix of African, Europeans, and Indigenous generally Spanish ancestry; 12.3% Indigenous; 9.2% descent of Africa; other are Chinese and Caucasian 11.5%. Mostly Panamanians are Roman Catholic (84 percent), Protestant (15 percent), and others (1 percent). The gross national income per capita of Panama is 12,630 (PPP international $).

The official language of Panama is Spanish. Many Afro descents speak English, and Panamanian's professional college-educated are bilingual. In Panama, primary education is free and compulsory that is from grade 1 to 6 or ages 6 to 11 years; the children attendance in basic secondary is 73.8 percent (grades 7 to 9 or ages 12 to 14 years), specialized secondary attendance is about 44.9 percent (grades 10 to 12 or ages 15 to 17 years), and for Tertiary 34.9 percent. The overall literacy rate of Panama is 94.5 percent. The Poverty rate in 2008 was 32.7 percent and the extreme poverty was about 14.4%. Panama's rate of inflation (consumer prices) is about 3.5 percent reported in 2010 (USSD, 2011).

The overall literacy rate of Panama is 94.5 percent. The Poverty rate in 2008 was 32.7 percent and the extreme poverty was about 14.4%. Panama's rate of inflation (consumer prices) is about 3.5 percent reported in 2010, people employed in commerce - wholesale and retail 17.9 percent; agricultural workforce is 15.4 percent; construction employed 10.6 percent; manufacturing workforce is about 8.6 percent; transportation, postal and storage 6.5 percent workforce; administration of public and defense workforce is 6.2 percent; hotels and restaurants employed 5.1 percent; teaching workforce is 5.8 percent; workforce of social and health services is 3.7 percent; and financial services employed 2 percent. The unemployment rate of Panama is 5.6 percent, in 2011 (WB, 2011).

Discussion

Heath Situation and Statistics ...