The Choice of Haïti

• Poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere

• Long history of political instability

• National governmental support is scarce at best

• Only 50% of population has health care access
  (Much less outside Port-au-Prince)

• Infant (< 5 yrs. Old) mortality 127/1000
  (USA: 6/1000; Spain, France, Germany, Italy: 4/1000;
  Cuba: 6/1,000) 

• Life expectancy 59.5

• Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40 is 21.4%

• Tetanus immunization only 12% in pregnancy

• Only 28% of population has safe water access

• Undernourished population: 46%

• Population living below $2 per day is 78%

• Literacy only 41% of population

• Public expenditures on health: 2.9% of GDP
  (USA: 6.9%, Cuba 5.5%)