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Health
MAJOR DISEASES
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Communicable Diseases
The World Health Organization reports that 18 the percentage of the 81,000 deaths in 2016 was due to communicable diseases Due to environmental conditions, smoking habits
Mumps and Tetanus
: Several common diseases in Ecuador continue to take
a toll on the population. Mumps and tetanus are just two examples.
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Vector borne diseases:
They are diseases transmitted by insects, especially mosquitoes, for example, yellow fever, dengue, and malaria. particularly common in all regions of the country, since there is no immunization or specific
Nutrition
In fact, nutrition, or rather, the lack of it, is another of the important health problems
In 2006, approximately 25.8 percent of children under the age of 5 suffered
Health
Health care and health insurance options have changed dramatically at the beginning of 2014 when the government allowed legal residents to join the country’s Social Security (IESS) health care program for a monthly fee.
PRIVATE HEALTH
The quality of private health care in Ecuador ranges from very good to non-existent.
In general, private doctors are well-trained, many of them educated in the U.S.
HEALTH CARE IN ECUADOR
Before looking at your insurance options, it is important to understand Ecuador's health care system. Annual funding has doubled for public health care from tiers. A 2014 Bloomberg survey of the overall efficiency of healthcare, which takes into account both cost and quality, ranked Ecuador 20th in the world.
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