Lesotho : The Development Impact of HIV/AIDS Selected Issues and Options
This report aims to provide an overview of selected likely development impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) for Lesotho. The purpose is to engage in a dialogue with the Government, relevant sta...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/717504/lesotho-development-impact-hivaids-selected-issues-options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14975 |
| Summary: | This report aims to provide an overview
of selected likely development impact of Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) for Lesotho. The purpose is to engage in a
dialogue with the Government, relevant stakeholders and the
donor community on the appropriate actions to pursue in
support of the Government's recently developed strategy
on the epidemic. This report is to assist policy makers in
Lesotho in their effort to incorporate HIV/AIDS into the
planning process on a regular basis. As such, it is directed
at officials at the ministries of finance and development
planning. It employs conventional demographic and economic
models to analyze selected development impacts of HIV/AIDS
on the economy, thereby providing an illustration of how
these impacts can be incorporated in the regular planning
processes (including annual budgeting) in the finance and
development ministries of the Government. It points out the
need for monitoring the progression of the epidemic through
further research and improvements in existing instruments.
The report identifies three areas where the HIV/AIDS impact
is severe and need further appropriate studies: a)
household; b) public sector; and c) integration of HIV/AIDS
into planning models and decision making. |
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