Publication: Swaziland : Selected Development Impact of HIV/AIDS
Date
2001-04-10
ISSN
Published
2001-04-10
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This report was initiated as an exercise
to assist policy makers in Swaziland in their effort to
incorporate HIV/AIDS into the planning process on a regular
basis, and provides an overview of selected, likely
development impacts of the epidemic for the country. Through
conventional demographic, and economic models, it analyzes
the HIV/AIDS impacts on the economy, and illustrates how
these impacts can be incorporated in the regular planning
processes - including annual budgeting - in the finance, and
development ministries of Government. It also points at the
need for monitoring the progression of the epidemic, through
further research, and improvements in existing instruments.
Chapter I reviews the status of HIV/AIDS, and the factors
exacerbating the spread of the epidemic, and Chapter II
examines the demographic impact, and its effect on labor,
and human resource development, for unlike population
control programs, AIDS epidemic damages the economy by
reducing the size of the economically active population, and
imposes a "shock" on the socioeconomic status of
the household. Chapter III analyzes the impact of the
disease on the public service, and Chapter IV reviews policy
options. Recommendations suggest reducing HIV transmission,
and AIDS morbidity, and, proposes initiating programs for
skills replacement to mitigate the negative economic impact
of AIDS, outlining key areas of preventive action.
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Citation
“World Bank. 2001. Swaziland : Selected Development Impact of HIV/AIDS. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15699 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”