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- The impact of the development gap in Uganda
- Key facts
- Resources – copper, cobalt and hydro-electric power, coffee, tobacco, sugar cane and tea
- Social
- Infant mortality rates 106 per 1000 live births for the poorest and 20 per 1000 live births for the wealthiest
- 24% of families are undernourished
- Lack of money from exports means government has limited funding for healthcare and education
- Only 60% have access to safe water
- First government in Africa to attract international aid for a HIV/AIDs education programme = only 6% of population infected
- Only 17% of girls attend secondary school
- Women marry at the age of 15
- High fertility rate – 6.8 children per woman
- Environmental
- Widespread malaria and cholera
- Key facts
- Population of 31 million
- Key facts
- Resources – copper, cobalt and hydro-electric power, coffee, tobacco, sugar cane and tea
- Key facts
- 2005 life expectancy was 49.7 years
- Social
- Infant mortality rates 106 per 1000 live births for the poorest and 20 per 1000 live births for the wealthiest
- 24% of families are undernourished
- Lack of money from exports means government has limited funding for healthcare and education
- Only 60% have access to safe water
- First government in Africa to attract international aid for a HIV/AIDs education programme = only 6% of population infected
- Only 17% of girls attend secondary school
- Women marry at the age of 15
- High fertility rate – 6.8 children per woman
- Social
- Only 43% have access to sanitation
- Economic
- The impact of the development gap in Uganda
- Environmental
- Widespread malaria and cholera
- Environmental
- In 2005 – GDP per capita was $1454
- Economy based on export sale of primary goods = low prices
- The impact of the development gap in Uganda
- In 1992, debt was $1.9 billion
- Economic
- In 2005 – GDP per capita was $1454
- Economy based on export sale of primary goods = low prices
- Economic
- 2000 the World Bank cancelled most of the debt through the HIPC scheme totally $1.5 billion ? increased spending on public services by 20% ? 10% more of the population now have access to clean water
- At risk from droughts especially linked to climate change
- Raw material exploitation has led to destruction of the natural environment e.g. mining, removal of trees for agriculture
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