Combating HIV/AIDS:
“Halt and begin to reverse, by 2015, the spread of HIV/AIDS”- The percentage of people between the ages of 14-49 that have HIV in 2001 was 2.4% and in 2007 it was 2%. The amount of people that died of AIDS in 2001 was 70,000 and in 2007 it was 67,000. The numbers are going down but not at the rate that they need to be. This is going to take a lot of work to fix this huge problem. (UN).
Maternal Health:
“ Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio”- The maternal ratio in 2008 (per 1000 live births) was 720. This number is very high and needs a lot of attention to drop the number. (UN).
“Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health”- The percentage of women between the ages of 14-49 that use contraceptives in 1990 was 4.8%. in 2005 the percentage was 14.7%. The amount of women that use contraceptives has more than doubled but there is still a lot of work that needs to be done to provide the care that women need. Not even 50% of women use contraceptives. (UN).
Child Health:
“Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the mortality rate of children under five.”- The mortality rate for children under five (per 1,000 live births) in 1990 was 210. In 2000 it was 148, and in 2008 it was 109. Ethiopia is on the right track to correct the problem. (UN).
Source: United Nations (UN), www.un.org
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