South Africa has four concurrent health burdens that heavily impact the health sector - HIV/AIDS and TB, poverty related illnesses (perinatal, neonatal, childhood, and maternal diseases), non-communicable diseases, and violence and injury. South Africa continues to grapple with massive health inequities, a legacy of apartheid. There are marked differences in rates of disease and mortality between races (National Planning Commission Report, 2011). Redacted] Child mortality initially increased from the MDG baseline in 1990 of 60 deaths under the age of 5 years per 1,000 live births, peaked at...

Rwanda has made remarkable progress since the tragedy of the 1994 genocide, with growth in real per capita income averaging nearly 5% and accelerating to an average of over 8% in the period 2006-2010 (NISR, Statistical Yearbook 2011). However, Rwanda remains one of the world's poorest countries, and is ranked 166 out of 187 countries on UNDP's Human Development Index 2011. According to the 2011 household survey, 45% of the population lives below the poverty line of $1.30 per day with 24% falling below an extreme poverty threshold of about $0.90 per day (NISR, 2012). Although Rwanda has made...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has an estimated population of 7 million people, which accounts for well over half of the 10 million total persons living in the 22 Pacific Island states. PNG is a diverse country with 85% living in rural areas, and more than 700 languages (NSO, 2011 and World Bank, 2012). While PNG has enjoyed recent economic progress and has bright prospects for future revenue growth, growth has not been inclusive or broad based. The country still ranks a very low 153 out of 187 on the Human Development Index. According to the World Health Organization, PNG has the lowest health...

The Federal Republic of Nigeria consists of six geo-political zones that include thirty-six (36) states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which, in turn, contain seven-hundred and seventy-four (774) local government areas (LGAs). Nigeria occupies an area more than twice the size of the State of California. In both geographic size and population, many states are larger than various African countries. The country has 3.46 million HIV-positive individuals and constitutes the third greatest burden of HIV/AIDS care and treatment worldwide. Adding to this burden are the estimated 2.19million...

Namibia is one of Africa's largest, yet least densely populated nations. With an estimated population of 2.1 million and a land-mass slightly more than half the size of Alaska (825,400 sq.km.), Namibia's people are distributed unevenly in urban centers and rural communities across enormous distances with a population density of 2.8 people/sq.km. Namibia's projected population growth rate remains at 1.87%, and the Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) anticipates continued growth in demand for health and social services through the current 30 year planning cycle.(1) In 2010, nearly 60%...

As part of our two year Country Operational Plan (COP), the 2013 plan supports the global priorities set forth in the AIDS-Free Generation (AFG) policy to: provide antiretroviral treatment (ART) for 6 million people; perform 4.7 million voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) procedures; provide antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis to 1.5 million HIV-infected pregnant women to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT); support the Government of Mozambique's (GRM) national "HIV/AIDS Acceleration Plan 2013-2015" (Acceleration Plan) to increase the percentage of eligible adults and children...

The Money Laundering and Financial Crimes section of the Department of State's "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report" (INCSR) has been prepared in accordance with section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended ((the FAA), 22 U.S.C. 2291). The 2014 INCSR is the 31st annual report prepared pursuant to the FAA.1 The FAA requires a report on the extent to which each country or entity that received assistance under chapter 8 of Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act in the past two fiscal years has "met the goals and objectives of the United Nations Convention Against...

The Department of State's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) has been prepared in accordance with section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the "FAA," 22 U.S.C. 2291). The 2014 INCSR, published in March 2014, covers the year January 1 to December 31, 2013 and is published in two volumes, the second of which covers money laundering and financial crimes. In addition to addressing the reporting requirements of section 489 of the FAA (as well as sections 481(d)(2) and 484(c) of the FAA and section 804 of the Narcotics Control Trade Act of 1974, as...