Enabling environment? I'm sure you're aware that more Gambians have fled for
greeener pastures since the imposition of APRC's reign of terror marked by
unceremonious firing,  arbitrary arrests, interrogations,and torture to say
the least.


>From: Jungle Sunrise <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: UN Human Development Report -2000 (Gambia) YET STILL AN LDC
>Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 18:14:57 +0000
>
>A horse's journey of a thousand miles begins with one gallop. The brain
>drain can only be minimized by creating an enabling environment for people
>to develop to their full potentials. These include access to good health
>and
>educational facilities, the creation of jobs, creation of awareness amongst
>our peoples, peace, stability etc, etc. This is what the APRC is trying to
>achieve.
>
>Have a good day, Gassa.
>>
>>From: Mariama Diop <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>> ><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: UN Human Development Report -2000 (Gambia) YET STILL AN LDC
>>Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 15:32:46 -0400
>>
>>The Gambia may have made some timid progress in health and education  but
>>we
>>must not be too complacent about these statistics. The sobering reality
>>according to the same report is that The Gambia is also one of the 48
>>least
>>developed countries in the world . Is it not shocking that the average
>>Gambian survives on less that $1.00 a day? UNESCO places The Gambia on the
>>top of the list of countries with highest rate of brain drain to the USA.
>>The Gambia's political leadership should concentrate on redefining its
>>development agenda by putting together a strategy  which promotes
>>democracy,and an effective and efficient administrative  institutions and
>>government, addresses the alarming brain drain,  ends the culture of
>>victimization of political opponents, and corruption at the expense of the
>>masses.
>>
>>mariama
>>
>>>From: Jungle Sunrise <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>>><[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: UN Human Development Report -2000 (Gambia)
>>>Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 13:36:03 +0000
>>>
>>>EDUCATION.
>>>Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER)- 71.7% in 1998/99 from 59% in 1990. 61% of
>>>girls and 79% of boy of primary school going age are enrolled. Government
>>>junior secondary schools increase from 12 24 accounting for an increase
>>>in
>>>transition from 30% in 1990 to 70% by 1996/97. Gross enrollment rose from
>>>22% to 39% during the period under review. Gross enrollment in senior
>>>secondary schools increased from 11% to 15% during the same period.
>>>
>>>The proportion of qualified teachers in primary schools has increased
>>>from
>>>54% in 1991/92 to 67% in 19997/98. In 1992/93 53% of female teachers were
>>>qualified against 56% for their male counterparts. In 1997/98 the figure
>>>was
>>>68% for female teachers against 67% for male taechers. Financing of
>>>education rose from 98 million Dalasis in 1990/91 to 174 million Dalasis
>>>in
>>>1996/97. 5.2% of real GDP is spent on education over the period under
>>>review
>>>(Subsaharan Africa's average is 4.2%). Pre-school institutions increased
>>>from 55 in 1988 to 125 in 1995 and to 265 in 1998. Currently the
>>>university
>>>of The Gambia is enrolling about 300 students per annum.
>>>
>>>HEALTH.
>>>Infant and uder five mortality rate is 85 and 137 per 1000 respectively
>>>and
>>>are the lowest in the sub-region next to senegal (63 and 120 per 1000)
>>>which
>>>has a per capita income twice that of Gambia. Between 60 and 80 per cent
>>>of
>>>the population live within the catchment area of village health services
>>>while abou 90% live within 7.5 Km of a health facility. The number of
>>>Doctors for the population increased from about 10 in 1992/92 to 262 in
>>>1998/99. There are 972 nurses for a population of about 1.3 million and a
>>>population per bed ratio of 872 in 1997. Acess to safe drinking water has
>>>risen from 23% in 1983 to 79% in 2000. Percentage of one year olds fully
>>>immunized against Tubarculosis stands at 96.8% while those fully
>>>immunized
>>>against Measles stands at 83.4%. The incidense of aids is at 0.42 per
>>>1,000
>>>people. overall the number of Aids cases has increased from 544 in
>>>December
>>>1997 to 606 in June 1998 and 1,000 in 1999 showing a cumulative increase
>>>of
>>>84%. So far about 1,000 people have died of the disease since 1986. With
>>>Maternal mortality rate of 1,050 per 100,000 of life births it is one of
>>>the
>>>highest in the world. Maternal mortality rate for is 577 per 100,000 live
>>>births in 1996. Between the periods of 1990/91 and 19998/99 total
>>>government
>>>expenditure on increased by nearly 61% from about 60 million Dalasis to
>>>about 96.5 million Dalasis in 1998/99. This represents about nine percent
>>>of
>>>total government recurrent expenditure.
>>>
>>>Have a good day, Gassa.
>>>
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