CHOOSE one (1) country from the table below and read the requirements regarding your assignment. At this time you do not have to inform the professor which country you have selected; however, you should begin searching for information on your selected country in the table below:  Africa Americas Middle East Southeast Asia African Republic Algeria Angola Dem Rep of Congo Ethiopia Ghana Madagascar Malawi Mozambique Niger Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Bolivia Ecuador Guatemala Haiti Nicaragua Peru Afghanistan Egypt Iraq Morocco Somalia Sudan Yemen Bangladesh North Korea Myanmar Nepal 2) WRITE a paper (at least 1500 words) on the country that you selected.

The paper must address the following (use the sections below as headings to organize your paper):

Title of Paper (top of page 2, centered) Country with High Mortality Rates: [Name of Country] PAPER HEADING:

[Level 1] Introduction: [Name of Country] Why selection? PAPER HEADING: [Level 2] Location/Geography PAPER HEADING: [Level 2] Population PAPER HEADING: [Level 2] Government PAPER HEADING: [Level 2] Economy PAPER HEADING: [Level 2] State of Health (Diseases/Violence/Accidents) PAPER HEADING: [Level 2] Culture/Traditional Medicine PAPER HEADING:

[Level 2] Healthcare System and Delivery Include: Governmental health-related agencies and health regulatory organizations. [Level 3] An example is the Ministry of Health and/or other governmental agencies in the country that are health-related. Healthcare personnel and hospitals.

[Level 3] Total number of nurses and physicians and/or the number of nurses and physicians per 100,000 population. In addition, the number of hospitals/hospital beds found in the country. Nursing education system and accrediting organizations.

[Level 3] Number (and name) of schools that train nurses, if any. Note if nursing schools are accredited or standards are overseen by a governmental agency. Nursing associations. [Level 3] (if any). Do internet search. See also module 2 (Sigma Theta Tau International [STTI] and International Council of Nurses [ICN]) websites for links to nursing organizations in various