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AfricaFocus Bulletin
Country-focused Bulletins
Feb 5, 2008 Africa: Dramatic Anti-Malaria Results
New anti-malaria interventions, when applied together, can have
dramatic results, according to a new World Health Organization
study. The study reported declines in cases in children under five
of 60% in Ethiopia, 64% in Rwanda, 29% in Zambia, and 13% in Ghana,
between the period 2000-2005 and the year 2007. The greater impact
in Ethiopia and Rwanda was clearly associated with massive
campaigns of free distribution of long-lasting insecticidal-treated
bednets.
Feb 22, 2007 Zambia: Stop the Debt Vultures!
A High Court in Britain has rejected the claims of a U.S.-owned
debt-collection firm to $42 million of debt from Zambia, but left
open the door for the firm to get as much as $10 million to $20
million for the loan, which it purchased from Romania at a discount
for less than $4 million. The firm is one of a number of "vulture
funds" that specialize in buying up discounted third-world debt and
then trying to collect the full sum.
Apr 2, 2006 Africa: User Fees
"The government of Zambia today (1 April) introduced free health
care for people living in rural areas, scrapping fees which for
years had made health care inaccessible for millions. The move was
made possible using money from the debt cancellation and aid
increases agreed at the G8 in Gleneagles last July, when Zambia
received $4 billion of debt relief; money it is now investing in
health and education." - Oxfam International
Jun 13, 2004 Africa: Debt Update
Jun 3, 2004 Zambia: Condemned to Debt
Apr 13, 2004 Africa: World Bank Protests/Policy
Feb 8, 2004 Africa: Who Owes Whom?
Recent Bulletins on Continent-Wide Issues
Jul 1, 2008 Africa: Debt, Unfinished Business
Jun 22, 2008 Africa: AfricaFocus Web Updates
Jun 17, 2008 Africa: Environmental Atlas
May 17, 2008 Africa: Telecoms Acceleration
May 11, 2008 Africa: Commodity Dependence
May 11, 2008 Africa: UN Conference on Trade and Development
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2000-11-26 Zambia: Debt Cancellation Appeal
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