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HIV/AIDS The next NHDR in Burundi will deal with HIV/AIDS. The HIV prevalence rate in Burundi has reached very high levels : 10,5% in peri-urban areas, 9,4% in urban zones and 2,5% in rural areas. The report will support a massive strategy of communication on the reality of the disease in the country. It will be the first major publication releasing the results of the latest HIV/AIDS national survey updating the results of the 1990 survey. For the first time, it will highlight the influence of cultura... Burundi - 2003 |
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Redirecting our responses to HIV/AIDS: The Ultimate War for Survival The NHDR 2003 challenges the effectiveness of the current policy wisdom, tackling the HIVAIDS epidemic through purely biomedical responses without addressing the societal drivers of the epidemic. The challenge is to set in motion a process of changing the mind-set of policy-makers with respect to combating the epidemic. Zimbabwe - 2003 |
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Human Development and Health The Slovenian National Human Development Report, prepared by the Slovenian Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development (UMAD), focuses on general human development trends in 2002-2003, with special attention paid to health and the health care system. The Report identifies trade-offs between social solidarity and individual responsibility in the health care system, emphasizing social solidarity as the key organizing principle for the health care system. On the other hand, the Report ... Slovenia - 2003 |
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The challenge of HIV/AIDS: Maintaining the Momentum of success The Report reviews twenty years of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, assessing the impact of the disease on the population in terms of the population structure, fertility and mortality and the effects on households, families, health, education, agriculture, the labor force, businesses, women and the economy. The Report describes how the HIV/AIDS epidemic been fought and attempt to identify why the Ugandan strategy has been so successful. The Report also look at the relationship between poverty and human... Uganda - 2002 |
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2001-2002 NHDR Slovak Republic The Slovak National Human Development Report, prepared by the Centre for Economic Development (CPHR) in conjunction with experts working for NGOs, the Government, academia and the international sector, focuses on human health. The Report defines the strengths and shortcomings of the health sector, and formulates a framework for the gradual improvement of health parameters. Its goal is to increase public awareness of health issues and preventative measures, and highlight the individual's and... Slovak Republic - 2002 |
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Human Development, Women and Health This report addresses three different but closely tied subjects. The focus of analysis bears on women issues in Guatemala, at three key stages in their life cycle: childhood and adolescence, adulthood and the third age. This analysis is introduced by a brief reflection on gender characteristics in Guatemala. Finally, there is a separate analysis on health issues in Guatemala. Guatemala - 2002 |
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The Fight Against HIV/AIDS The HIV/AIDS epidemic has revealed inadequacies in Burkina Faso’s ‘vertical’ approach to community health. The report advocates a universal interdisciplinary response based on local socio-cultural and economic conditions. It also explores how the virus has given rise to serious opportunistic diseases aggravating the social, economic and demographic impact on community development efforts. The report led the way to negotiations with international financial institutions, resu... Burkina Faso - 2001 |
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Health, Education & Employment The choice of Health, Education and Employment themes replies to the interest of Tunisian authorities to deepen the analysis of the realized progress in these fields. The analysis performed in this report will serve as reference and departure point for future works, especially in the context of economic globalisation and the liberalisation process. Tunisia - 2001 |
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Societal Aspects of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Cambodia Cambodia has the highest HIV prevalence rate in Southeast Asia, but has made heartening progress in lowering that rate in recent years, according to the Cambodia Human Development Report 2001. The Report also finds that the rate of HIV infection among people ages 15 to 49 has declined steadily from 3.9 per cent in 1997 to 2.8 per cent last year, putting Cambodia on track to achieve the Millennium Development goal of halting and beginning to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015. However, d... Cambodia - 2001 |
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Towards an AIDS-Free Generation The Report addresses the relationship between HIV/AIDS and poverty considering them primary development challenges in Botswana. Since the first reported AIDS case in 1895, HIV has spread very quickly. The report indicates that without adequate treatment and care, a third of the adult population could be dead in 8-12 years. The authors call for comprehensive prevention, treatment and development efforts to combat AIDS. As a direct result of the Report, the President of Botswana announced tha... Botswana - 2000 |
