According to the UN, this is a result of successful campaigns encouraging condom use as well as programmes preventing the transmission of infection from mother to child. Treatment and support services have also improved.
It dropped from a high of just under 61 years in to Mobile devices are the leading communication tool for Zimbabweans. After a growth spurt after independence in , a decline in birth rates and a rise in death rates saw population growth slide downwards. With high outward migration rates also high, the population has not recovered its post-independence growth. Written and produced by Lucy Rodgers. Robert Mugabe - hero or villain? The 'crocodile' who snapped back. Have Zimbabwe's generals turned into democrats?
The crusader who took on Zimbabwe's 'crocodile'. Surveys indicate that nearly , households have at least one member who lost their job in , causing many to fall into poverty and worsening the plight of the existing poor. Urban households suffered most economically. Wage earners in urban areas and the extreme poor were disproportionally affected by the pandemic, as their pay was either cut or not received at all. Rural households rely less on wage employment and nonfarm businesses.
Human Capital. Following a decade of positive progress in human capital indicators, pandemic has led to some deterioration in outcomes. Public resource constraints and implementation challenges severely affected service delivery.
Access to remote learning amid school closures was limited in rural areas, especially for poor households. Supply-side challenges facing the health system—doctor strikes, reduced working hours for nurses, and inadequate quantities and slow access to personal protective equipment—contributed to a decline in the coverage and quality of essential health services. Decreases in the frequency and timing of antenatal care visits may cause a further deterioration in maternal and infant mortality indicators.
Development Challenges. The National Development Strategy1, sets out an ambitious plan to support the recovery. In addition, the economic stimuli provided to businesses should be carefully monitored, managed, and implemented to minimize wasteful spending and leverage the private sector. Meeting the Government aspiration of attaining upper middle-income status will also require authorities to strengthen governance; ensure greater transparency and accountability; and increase public financing and investments focused on critical sectors.
Since , direct lending has been suspended because of non-payment of arrears. However, the WBG has remained engaged through trust fund support to key sector reforms aimed at ensuring service delivery. Equality in water access would increase productivity and income for small farmers. A revitalization of the agricultural sector would spur economic growth and alleviate poverty in Zimbabwe. Although the country still has barriers to conquer to truly eradicate poverty, it also has immense potential to become an African superpower.
Blog - Latest News. Approximately 1. However, the number of HIV cases has been declining since because of improvements in prevention, treatment and support services. This article is more than 4 months old. Children play at a borehole in Mbare township, Harare. Aid agencies are recording high levels of malnutrition and stunted growth in Zimbabwe.
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