paper exploits this feature of the data for Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania. The analysis yields two … surprising findings about the dynamics of the HIV/AIDS epidemic which have important implications for policy. First, at least two …

female genital mutilation are often associated with sexual behaviors, practices, and knowledge related to AIDS. This might …

populations) with HIV prevention efforts', with an ultimate goal of helping Kenya make more effective HIV/AIDS-related decisions … ongoing efforts to understand the epidemic and response in Kenya and thus help the country improve the scope (doing the right … directed. This study describes the epidemiology of HIV in Kenya over time: trends in HIV prevalence and incidence, magnitude …

In October 1991 Zambia moved to a multiparty democratic system. In the following years, the government implemented a … worsened. There are however, hopeful signs that increased growth and poverty reduction are within reach in Zambia. The country … copper prices were not the only reasons Zambia's economic performance declined between 1991 and 2002. Excluding the one …

This assessment of Zambia's investment climate highlights some of the impediments to growth and export diversification … collected for the purpose, namely, the World Bank's Zambia Enterprise Survey of 2008. The report is in two volumes. Volume I is …

At the heart of the growth problem, the persistence of poverty, and issues of policy reform in Zambia is the public …) strategic priority setting (the allocation problem); and 3) efficient public-service delivery (the execution problem). Zambia … are vital to the success of Zambia's public sector reform program. All three areas, particularly the allocation and …

The Government of the Republic of Zambia aims to transform the economy to support economic growth and facilitate job …. Zambia has a long history of import and export restrictions of agricultural commodities, maize in particular. This analytical … work demonstrates that Zambia has lot to gain from committing to open agricultural trade. Partial equilibrium modelling …