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Gabriel ADEYEMO [ profile ] |
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HIV drives families into 'irreversible poverty': UN
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Dec 19th, 2011 - 09:09:38 |
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Source:* Agence France Presse*
http://news.yahoo.com/hiv-drives-families-irreversible-poverty-un-074837011.html
Colleagues!!!
HIV is pushing tens of thousands of affected families in Asia into
"irreversible poverty," with women and children hit hardest, according to
experts with the UN Development Program.
The catastrophic health care costs and loss of employment opportunities due
to discrimination ensnare many such households in "rapid socioeconomic
decline," UNDP recently reported. Governments in the region should do more
to mitigate these problems, said Nicolas Rosellini, UNDP's deputy regional
director. "Without intervention, many [HIV-affected families] will slip
into irreversible poverty," he said.
Compared to the household average, HIV-burdened families in the region
spend up to three times more on health care, said the report. Because it
provides widespread antiretroviral therapy,
Cambodia is the region's only country where this cost disparity is not as
substantial, the report said. The study examined data from 17,000
households across Asia. HIV-affected households also have more difficul ty
paying school fees, so the dropout rate for their children is far higher
than average, the report noted. HIV-related household economic consequences
drive many families into debt traps, locking their children into a lifetime
of poverty.
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