Zambia
While the overall economic outlook in Zambia may be brightening, many citizens have yet to share in the benefits. Government austerity measures have tamed inflation and introduced fiscal discipline, but these strategies have also hindered the delivery of social services. The country has also been very hard hit by HIV/AIDS; with the adult prevalence rate standing at over 16 per cent.
| Facts About the Country |
What your donation could buy in Zambia |
Region: Eastern Africa
Capital: Lusaka
Population: 11.7 million
Surface area: 752,614 square km
Currency: kwacha
Development Index: 165
Life Expectancy: 41 years
Infant Mortality: 102/1000
% of population below $1 a day: 64 (1995-2005)
Adult Literacy: 68% (2000-2005) |
£20 pays for a uniform for a new community volunteer.
£80 buys a bicycle for a Home Based Care volunteer to visit patients in their homes
£200 buys sputum pots for patients to give samples for diagnosis and to check their TB is improving
£350 buys a trailer bike - a kind of bicycle ambulance to transport very ill patients
£1200 covers the cost of training 50 new Home Based Care Volunteers in TB Treatment support
£1500 buys soap and disinfectant for 1000 families - patients who also have HIV are very vulnerable to opportunistic infections and this helps protect them
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