A country of less than 800.000 people. geographically located on the northern coast of South America. Guyana is the regions poorest country. As a 1989 World Bank report noted. "Since the mid1970s. the economy has deteriorated. infrastructure has collapsed. social conditions have worsened. and emigration has accelerated." There are frequent electricity outages. water sources are contaminated. the infant mortality rate has risen dramatically. nutritional needs are not met. homelessness is a growing problem. health facilities are inadequate. medicines to combat disease are often unavailable. and the emigration of doctors. teachers and other educated and skilled Guyanese has resulted in a deteriorating health and educational system. Poverty has not always been a way of life in Guyana. During the 1960s and early 1970s.
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