{"id":463564,"date":"2011-07-18T14:20:20","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T14:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/18\/countrys-classification-worries-kamwi\/"},"modified":"2011-07-18T14:20:20","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T14:20:20","slug":"countrys-classification-worries-kamwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/18\/countrys-classification-worries-kamwi\/","title":{"rendered":"Country&#8217;s Classification Worries Kamwi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"62.6261398176\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newera.com.na\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/newera180.jpg\" alt=\"New Era (Windhoek)\" title=\"Visit New Era (Windhoek)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alvine Kapitako<\/p>\n<p>18 July 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Windhoek \u2014 Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Kamwi, has voiced concern over the World Bank&#8217;s classification of Namibia as an upper middle-income country while it has a Gini-coefficient of 0.743 &#8211; the highest in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Gini-coefficient is a measure of the inequality of distribution, a value of 0 expressing total equality and a value of 1 maximal inequality.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said the classification would affect the country in getting financial assistance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The high Gross National Product (GNP) conceals the fact that a large proportion of the population (37.7%) lives under the poverty threshold while experiencing unemployment especially among the youth,&#8221; said the minister.<\/p>\n<p>Kamwi said this at a media briefing recently where he gave a brief account of the 2011 United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on HIV\/AIDS that was held in New York, United States, last month.<\/p>\n<p>In line with the 2001 and 2006 United Nations (UN) General Assembly Declarations on HIV\/AIDS, the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon arranged a high level meeting of the General Assembly from June 8 to 10 in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Kamwi said the purpose of the meeting was to review progress made to date in the global fight against HIV\/AIDS and to build consensus on a new global compact aimed at reaching universal access in order to achieve zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The main basis for discussions during the high level meeting was the report by the Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to the General Assembly,&#8221; said the minister.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the report states that very good progress has been made in the global fight against HIV\/AIDS during the past 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Kamwi revealed that Namibia, Botswana and Rwanda were among countries cited in the report as having reached universal access to HIV\/AIDS treatment, care and support.<\/p>\n<p>The minister reported that according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV\/AIDS (UNAIDS) Executive Secretary, Mich\u00e9l Sidibe, Namibia is one of few countries that have put significant financial resources in the fight against HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>This is while complemented by the Global Fund and the United States of America funded President&#8217;s Emergency for AIDS relief (PEPFAR).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A total of 50 percent of the financial resources is from our own coffers. We need to pat ourselves on the back,&#8221; said Kamwi.<\/p>\n<p>The Namibian delegation presented a country report at the meeting. The report highlighted the country&#8217;s achievements.<\/p>\n<p>Namibia has made progress in scaling up services across the country with anti-retroviral treatment now being offered in 181 decentralised sites among others, remarked Kamwi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coverage of people in need has increased from 2 percent in 2003 to over 90 percent in March 2010,&#8221; the minister highlighted.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201107181873.html\" title=\"Country's Classification Worries Kamwi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Country&#8217;s Classification Worries Kamwi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Alvine Kapitako 18 July 2011 Windhoek \u2014 Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Kamwi, has voiced concern over the World Bank&#8217;s classification of Namibia as an upper middle-income country while it has a Gini-coefficient of 0.743 &#8211; the highest in the world. The Gini-coefficient is a measure of the inequality of distribution, a value of 0 expressing total equality and a value of 1 maximal inequality. 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