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The impact of HIV and AIDS on sub-Saharan Africa
HIV and AIDS have, and are still having, a widespread impact in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
For a more detailed examination, visit our Impact of HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa page.
Life expectancy
At the height of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, life expectancy was stagnating, even falling in some countries. Despite the rapid scaling up of antiretroviral treatment in recent years, the worst affected countries still have particularly low life expectancies.
- See more at: http://www.avert.org/hiv-and-aids-su....oyS3mStG.dpuf
Can Jamaica afford this, African leaders have called it an IMF plot, Even the WB-IMF's highly touted debt relief plan, the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, has been found to be a sham, benefiting the creditors rather than the debtors.
In a letter to the Financial Times dated 29 September 2000, Kevin Watkins of Oxfam said that eight countries – including Mozambique, Malawi and Senegal spend more than 15 percent of revenue on debt servicing, with this rising to 40 percent in Zambia. In Tanzania, post-HIPC debt servicing amounted to $177 million, while current spending on primary education and health was $136 million.
According to the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC), 22 of the 41 HIPC on the debt relief scheme will still have to pay $2 billion a year to creditors, thus spending more on debt than on education and health.
http://www.twnside.org.sg/title/poverty.htm
HIV and AIDS have, and are still having, a widespread impact in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
For a more detailed examination, visit our Impact of HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa page.
Life expectancy
At the height of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, life expectancy was stagnating, even falling in some countries. Despite the rapid scaling up of antiretroviral treatment in recent years, the worst affected countries still have particularly low life expectancies.
- See more at: http://www.avert.org/hiv-and-aids-su....oyS3mStG.dpuf
Can Jamaica afford this, African leaders have called it an IMF plot, Even the WB-IMF's highly touted debt relief plan, the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, has been found to be a sham, benefiting the creditors rather than the debtors.
In a letter to the Financial Times dated 29 September 2000, Kevin Watkins of Oxfam said that eight countries – including Mozambique, Malawi and Senegal spend more than 15 percent of revenue on debt servicing, with this rising to 40 percent in Zambia. In Tanzania, post-HIPC debt servicing amounted to $177 million, while current spending on primary education and health was $136 million.
According to the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC), 22 of the 41 HIPC on the debt relief scheme will still have to pay $2 billion a year to creditors, thus spending more on debt than on education and health.
http://www.twnside.org.sg/title/poverty.htm
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