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The most advanced health care facilities in
Peru are concentrated in Lima and other coastal cities. The remainder of the
country lags behind in health care services. More than one-fourth of the city dwellers and over 90% of rural residences lack the basics of water and sewage systems. Waterborne diseases, like cholera, are a constant threat to health. Malnutrition and starvation accompany the extreme poverty that plagues one-half of the Peruvian population. |
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In rural areas, there are health centres,
health posts and clinics that serve the health needs of the local people.
These clinics and health posts also work to educate people and raise their
awareness about health promotion programs, particularly ones dealing with
the diseases, and malnutrition problems that the people face daily. Private
hospitals are expensive and not accessible to the poor.
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