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TABLE LXV<br />

GROWTH STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH<br />

FACILITIES BY DISTRICT. KILIMANJARO REGION, 1961-<br />

1997.<br />

District Dispensaries Health Centers Hospitals<br />

1961 1985 1997 1961 198 1997 1961 198 1997<br />

Hai 7 24 58 1 2 3 2 2 3<br />

Moshi - 30 69 - 3 2 1 1 4<br />

Moshi 4 35 85 - 4 4 4 4 4<br />

Mwanga 5 40 48 1 2 3 1 1 1<br />

Rombo 1 17 46 - 3 3 - - 2<br />

Same 1 30 55 - 3 3 2 2 2<br />

Total 18 176 361 2 17 18 10 12 16<br />

Source: Regional Medical Office, Moshi, 1997<br />

Despite fair distribution of health services depicted by the table<br />

above the region is faced with varying health problems. Death toll<br />

resulting from common preventable diseases such as malaria,<br />

respiratory infections, water borne and water related diseases<br />

such as typhoid, cholera and dysentery is still rampant. If AIDS<br />

which is now becoming endemic and claiming several deaths is<br />

discounted the top common killer diseases in the region are as<br />

listed in table LXVI below.<br />

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