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This Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix paper analyzes the macroeconomic impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, as well … as its repercussions on fiscal policy of Namibia. The paper seeks to assess the macroeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS under a … paper also identifies the effect of HIV/AIDS on the real GDP growth rate over the medium term through a source of growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825168
Using available data on the distribution of HIV/AIDS prevalence across population groups for four sub-Saharan African … countries and transposing this information to household income and expenditure surveys, we simulate the impact of HIV/AIDS on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825925
This paper provides an overview of the potential macroeconomic effects of HIV/AIDS in Botswana, focusing on the key … impact of HIV/AIDS, a dual-economy equilibrium model is constructed and simulated under different scenarios. Depending on … exactly how AIDS affects the outlook, GDP growth is projected to fall from around 5½ percent a year without the pandemic to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826153
The progress made by Moldova toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has not been uniform since 2007. Domestic economic and political crises are likely to undermine the achievement of several MDG targets set for 2010 and 2015. The goals were to reduce extreme poverty and hunger,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242804
This paper focuses on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS). The MGDS is the overarching strategy for Malawi from fiscal year 2006/07 to 2010/2011. The purpose of the MGDS is to serve as a single reference document for policymakers in...
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This paper discusses implementation of the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) in Zambia. The planning process of the FNDP integrated views from the Provincial and District Development Plans approved by the respective provincial and district level organs. The FNDP’s goals are...
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This paper discusses Mozambique’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Economic and Social Plan for 2005. In the international context, the paper presents the evolution of the international economy so as to understand under what economic conditions the country will have to implement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767402
The paper provides an economic analysis of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the health sector i Southern Africa. It provides … increasing numbers of patients with HIV/AIDS-related diseases, it is essential to expand the already strained health facilities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769377
This Selected Issues paper for Botswana highlights the macroeconomic impact of an effectively implemented National Strategic Framework (NSF) program. The NSF is anchored on the goals of prevention, care, and support; management of the national response; economic impact mitigation; and provision...
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This Selected Issues paper reviews the status and potential impacts of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. It draws on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599115