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Objectives: This study was intended to provide the base of developing countries'Health Partnership Strategy by investigating the Paraguay's awareness level of healthand analyzing the actual state. Methods: The data was collected from 11 government employees, 20 hospital staffs, 26local residents on Asunción, Paraguay in February, 2012. The method of the study wasthe questionnaires consisting of 62 questions including 7 questions of general features, 3questions of awareness on maternal health care, child health care, planned parenthoodprogram, 52 questions of awareness on health. The questionnaires was translated intoSpanish which is local language in Paraguay. Results: The results of this study are summarized as follows;1) The most important awareness on maternal healthcare, child healthcare, plannedparenthood program was providing child health care. 2) The most important awareness to prevent non-health behavior was sufficientnutrition. The most important awareness to reduce the rate of chronic disease wasdiabetes. The most important awareness to eradicate communicable disease wasHIV/AIDS. 3) The most important awareness to provide healthcare service was vaccination. 4) The most important awareness on healthcare delivery system was policy. The mostimportant awareness on health education was student’s health education. 5) The most important awareness to strength healthcare capacity was developingdomestic economy. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that awareness levels on health are highagainst low health behavior status in Paraguay. But awareness on health can lead tohealth behavior by healthcare system. Therefore, it has to induce the healthcare networkand system by injecting public health funds, infrastructure, human resources onprevention of disease and healthcare management.