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    Solid Waste Management in the Pacific: The Marshall Islands Country Snapshot

    Woodruff, Allison | June 2014
    Abstract
    This flyer outlines the status of solid waste management in the Marshall Islands and recommends key points for action to address challenges facing the country related to solid waste management. The Marshall Islands consists of fi ve single islands, 29 atolls, and many other smaller islets. Around 74% of its population resides in the country’s two major urban centers, Majuro and Kwjalein (Ebeye). Majuro, which is the focus on this assessment, is the country’s political and economic center. Majuro atoll is highly urbanized with a population of 27,979 living in an area of just 9.71 square kilometers. In 2012, per capita GDP of the Marshall Islands was estimated at $3,284.
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    Woodruff, Allison. 2014. Solid Waste Management in the Pacific: The Marshall Islands Country Snapshot. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/400. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
    Keywords
    Health System Developments
    Urban Health Services
    Rural Health Services
    Health Service Management
    Health Care Quality
    Health Aspects of Poverty
    Child Health
    Health aid
    Medical Statistics
    Child Nutrition
    Health Costs
    Medical Economics
    Medical and health care industry
    Delivery of health care
    Prevention of disease
    Nutrition and state
    Sanitation systems
    Health status indicators
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