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References
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Report of the United Nations Development Programme 2004 (HDI 2002). Launched by the United Nations in 1990, the Human Development Index measures a country's achievements in three aspects of human development: longevity, knowledge, and a decent standard of living. It was created to re-emphasize that people and their lives should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth. Current values range from 0.956 ( Norway, 1/177 countries) to 0.273 ( Sierra Leone, 177/177 countries). Countries fall into one of three groups: countries1-55=high development; 56-141=medium development; 142-177=low development.
See: http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/indic/indic_8_1_1.html
2
 IAHPC news online: 2005, 6(3).
See: http://www.hospicecare.com/newsletter2005/mar05/editor.html
3
 Personal communication: Abel Igbe – 21 April 2005.
4
 IAHPC news online: 2005, 6(3).
See: http://www.hospicecare.com/newsletter2005/mar05/editor.html
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Personal communication: Abel Igbe – 21 April 2005.

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 See: Link
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International Narcotics Control Board. Narcotic Drugs: estimated world requirements for 2004. Statistics for 2002. New York: United Nations, 2004.

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 ‘The term defined daily doses for statistical purposes (S-DDD) replaces the term defined daily doses previously used by the Board. The S-DDDs are technical units of measurement for the purposes of statistical analysis and are not recommended prescription doses. Certain narcotic drugs may be used in certain countries for different treatments or in accordance with different medical practices, and therefore a different daily dose could be more appropriate.’ International Narcotics Control Board. Narcotic Drugs: estimated world requirements for 2004. Statistics for 2002.
9
 Personal communication: Abel Igbe – 21 April 2005.
10
 See: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ga.html
11
 This refers to adult mortality risk, which is defined as the probability of dying between 15 and 59 years.
12
 See: WHO statistics for Gambia at: http://www.who.int/countries/gmb/en/
13
 See: http://www.unaids.org/en/geographical+area/by+country/gambia.asp
14
 Total health expenditure per capita is the per capita amount of the sum of Public Health Expenditure (PHE) and Private Expenditure on Health (PvtHE). The international dollar is a common currency unit that takes into account differences in the relative purchasing power of various currencies. Figures expressed in international dollars are calculated using purchasing power parities (PPP), which are rates of currency conversion constructed to account for differences in price level between countries.
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15
 Tandon A, Murray CLJ, Lauer JA, Evans DB. Measuring overall health system performance for 191 Countries. GPE Discussion Paper Series: No 30; WHO.
16
 See: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ga.html
Further Reading

Harding R, Higginson IR. Palliative Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Appraisal. London: Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, 2004.
See: www.theworkcontinues.org/pressroon/6_3.publications.htm

Harding R, Stewart K, Marconi K, O'Neill JF, Higginson IJ. Current HIV/AIDS end-of-life care in Sub-Saharan Africa: a survey of models, services, challenges and priorities. BMC Public Health Oct 2003; 3 :33 .
See: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/3/33

Hunter S. Black Death: AIDS in Africa. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Sepulveda C. Habiyambere V, Amandua J, Borok M, Kikule E, Mudanga B, Ngoma, T, Solomon B, 2003. Quality care at the end of life in Africa. British Medical Journal 2003;327(7408): 209.

Stjernswärd J, Clark D. Palliative medicine – a global perspective. In: D Doyle, G Hanks, N Cherny, K Calman (eds.) Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Van der Loeff MFS, Sarge-Njie R, Ceesay S, Awasana AA, Jaye P, Sam O, Jaiteh KO, Cubitt D, Milligan P, Whittle HC. 2003. Regional differences in HIV trends in The Gambia: results from sentinel surveillance among pregnant women. AIDS 2003;17(12): 1841-1846.
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