BURKINA FASO
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LWR began working in Burkina Faso in 1986 to address the food crisis assailing the country’s largely rural population. LWR works to break the vicious cycle of poverty by supporting agriculture and climate programs which are designed to improve livelihoods.
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HEALTHBurkina Faso (former Upper Volta) means land (or country) of “upright people” as literally translated from two of the local languages (Mooré and Dioula). It is a landlocked, francophone country situated in the middle of West Africa. It is surrounded by Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin and Togo in the South, by Mali in the North-west and by Niger in the North-eastern part. In 2012, the average life expectancy was estimated at 57 for male and 59 for female. The under five mortality rate and the infant mortality rate were respectively 102 and 66 per 1000 live births. In 2014, the median age of its inhabitants is 17 and the estimated population growth rate is 3.05%. In 2011, health expenditures was 6.5% of GDP; the maternal mortality ratio was estimated at 300 deaths per 100000 live births and the physician density at 0.05/1000 population in 2010. In 2012, it was estimated that the adult HIV prevalence rate (ages 15–49) was 1.0%. According to the 2011 UNAIDS Report, HIV prevalence is declining among pregnant women who attend antenatal clinics. According to a 2005 World Health Organization report, an estimated 72.5% of Burkina Faso's girls and women have suffered female genital mutilation, administered according to traditional rituals.
The government of Burkina Faso took on the project of improving the quality of health services by upgrading facilities and skills, achieving control of endemic parasitic diseases, and strengthening sector institutions. Total health care expenditures were an estimated 4.1% of GDP. Central government spending on health was 3% in 2001. Wikipedia |
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