Geographical Locations - Equatorial Guinea

• (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 3,662
• CIA World Factbook : Equatorial Guinea

Organisations and Networks

UN and Multinational

• WHO
  - WHO Country Profile - Equatorial Guinea
  - WHO - Tobacco Control: Country Profile: Equatorial Guinea
  - WHO - Environmental Burden of Disease: Country Profile – Equatorial Guinea
  - WHO - Malaria Country Profile - Equatorial Guinea
• UNDP In Equatorial Guinea
• UNHCR Equatorial Guinea
• UNICEF At a Glance, Equatorial Guinea

Government

• Official Website of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
• Ministry of Health and Social Well Being

Non-Government

• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: Equatorial Guinea
  This site outlines the International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies' activities in Equatorial Guinea. It includes a profile of the country and details of appeals, updates and reports.

Academic Institutions

National Policy and Related Documents

Reports, Guidelines, and Projects

• Factors influencing the effectiveness of malaria control in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
  The Bioko Island Malaria Control Project (BIMCP) has carried out intensive interventions since early 2004 to reduce malaria transmission through indoor residual spraying (IRS) and case management. Annual parasite prevalence surveys have been carried out to monitor the effectiveness of the program. Significant overall reductions in prevalence of infection have been observed, with 42% fewer infections occurring in 2006 compared with baseline. Nevertheless, there is evidence of considerable heterogeneity in impact of the intervention. Prevalence of infection was significantly associated with spray status of the child’s house, spray coverage with effective insecticide of the neighbourhood of the house, bed net use, and time elapsed since last spray. Careful scheduling of spray coverage is therefore essential to maximize the effectiveness of IRS and to ensure consistent reductions in parasite prevalence. This can only be achieved if comprehensive monitoring systems are in place for both the management and evaluation of the intervention. [author abstract]. [American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 76(6), 2007, pp. 1027–1032]
• First report of the oriental mosquito Aedes albopictus on the West African island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
  The invasive oriental mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) was detected on Bioko Island for the first time in November 2001. It was found to be well established breeding in artificial containers at Planta, near Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea. Associated species of mosquito larvae were Aedes aegypti (L.), Ae. africanus (Theobald), Culex near decens Theobald, Cx. duttoni Theobald, Cx. quinquefasciatus Say, Cx. tigripes De Grandpre´ & De Charmoy, Eretmapodites quinquevittatus Theobald and Mansonia africana (Theobald). This is the third tropical African country to be invaded by Ae. albopictus, which has recently spread to many parts of the Americas and Europe – with vector competence for dengue, yellow fever and other arboviruses. In the Afrotropical environment, it will be interesting to monitor the ecological balance and/ or displacement between introduced Ae. albopictus and indigenous Ae. aegpyti (domestic, peri-domestic and sylvatic populations). [author abstract] [Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2003) 17, 343–346]
• US Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2004 - Equatorial Guinea

Educational Resources

• CDC Traveler's Information - Central Africa