Serie: Versorgungsforschung Onkologie
Cancer Incidence and Medical Management in the Republic of Mauritius
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The Republic of Mauritius constitutes the Island of Mauritius together with the Island of Rodrigues, covering an area of 1968 sq km. The estimated resident population as at December 2013 was 1,259,564 with a life expectancy of 70.6 years for males and 77.7 years for females. In Mauritius, there is a free health care delivery system with five regional hospitals and a population doctor ratio of 616 inhabitants per doctor. There are 12 oncologists, 40 general surgeons, 4 neurosurgeons, one pediatric surgeon and one breast cancer surgeon, and 18 pathologists practicing in the Republic of Mauritius, amongst others.