Swaziland : Selected Development Impact of HIV/AIDS

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2001-04-10
Subjects:	ABSENTEEISM, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME, AGED, AIDS DATA, AIDS DEATHS, AIDS EPIDEMIC, AIDS IMPACT, AIDS INCIDENCE, AIDS MORBIDITY, AIDS MORTALITY, AIDS RELATED DEATHS, ANTENATAL CLINICS, BARRIER METHODS, BIRTHS, BLOOD PRODUCTS, BREASTFEEDING, CHILD ABUSE, CHILD BEARING, CHILD MORTALITY, CLINICS, CRUDE DEATH RATE, CURRENCY, DEATH RATE, EARLY SEXUAL ACTIVITY, ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION, ECONOMISTS, EMPLOYMENT, EPIDEMICS, EXPENDITURES, FAMILIES, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH STATUS, HIGH-RISK, HIGH-RISK BEHAVIOR, HIV, HIV INFECTION, HIV INFECTIONS, HIV POSITIVE, HIV TESTING, HOSPITALS, HUMAN RIGHTS, IMMUNE DEFICIENCY, IMMUNE SYSTEM, INCOME, INFANT MORTALITY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INJECTING DRUG USERS, INTERVENTION, LABOR FORCE, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH, LIVE BIRTHS, MALE PARTNERS, MARITAL STATUS, MEDICAL EXPENSES, MIGRATION, MODE OF TRANSMISSION, MORTALITY IMPACT OF AIDS, MORTALITY RATE, MORTALITY RATES, NEEDLES, NEW INFECTIONS, NUMBER OF AIDS CASES, NUMBER OF AIDS DEATHS, NURSING, OPPORTUNISTIC DISEASES, ORPHAN CARE, PARTNERSHIP, PATIENTS, POPULATION GROWTH, PREGNANCY, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR, RETIREMENT, RISK FACTORS, RISK OF TRANSMISSION, SEX WORKERS, SEXUAL ACTIVITY, SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP, SEXUAL PRACTICES, SEXUALLY ACTIVE, SEXUALLY ACTIVE POPULATION, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL SUPPORT, SOCIAL WELFARE, STDS, STREET CHILDREN, SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES, SURVEILLANCE DATA, TOTAL POPULATION, TRANSMISSION, TUBERCULOSIS, UNAIDS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNSAFE SEX, URBAN AREAS, URBANIZATION, USE OF CONDOMS, VERTICAL TRANSMISSION, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUTH ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME, HIV VIRUSES, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, DISEASE PREVENTION & CONTROL, EPIDEMIOLOGY, ECONOMIC IMPACT, DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS, DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT, LABOR FORCE POPULATION, IMPACT ASSESSMENT, PUBLIC SERVICES, POLICY PLANNING, POLICY MAKING, SOCIOECONOMIC INFLUENCES, CAPACITY BUILDING, BUDGETARY PROCESS, FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION, RESEARCH POLICY, MONITORING CRITERIA,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/04/1089566/swaziland-selected-development-impact-hivaids https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15699
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