Venezuela reaches the Millennium Development Goals

[Joanne98]

Geneva, 09 July 2009. In the general debate held at the high level meeting of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) at its 65th session, the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela headed by Vice-Minister for Health Resources, from the Ministry of People's Power for Health, Dr. Julio César Alviarez presented the country's progress in terms of fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals, with special emphasis in the field of the right to health.

The Venezuelan delegate stressed that the economic and social policies implemented by President Hugo Chávez Frías have made possible the achievement of those Millennium Development Goals that have today become a reality in the country. He stated that Venezuela has improved significant variables in the Human Development Index, increasing from 0.7456 in 1988; to 0.8263 in 2007, which puts it at one of the highest places in the global ranking system. Similarly, he stressed that social investment has exhibited sustained growth, going from 8.4% of GDP in 1988, to 18.8% in 2008.

In the area of health, vice-minister Alviarez stressed that regarding HIV-AIDS, the number of people receiving free antiretroviral therapy increased from 1059 in 1999 to 25,657 in 2008. Further, he indicated that the infant mortality rate of 19 per thousand live births in 1999, has been significantly reduced, the ratio for 2007 of 13.7 per thousand live births of children less than 5 years of age.

Similarly, he explained that from 2000 onwards 7 new vaccines were incorporated into the strategy for disease prevention; he highlighted that in 2008 alone more than 32 million doses were administered, and that a historic figure of 8 656 988 doses had been produced, all supported in the framework of the Misión Barrio Adentro I and II.

Moreover, the government representative pointed out that the 29.8% of people in extreme poverty in 2003, was drastically reduced to 9.4% in the first half of 2007, far exceeding the target set for 2015, which was 12.5%.

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[angstlessk]

1. yeah, but! Am awaiting the anti-Chavez folks to enter the fray!

wonder how they will spin this one?

[dipsydoodle]

4. Give it time

Ratman and Bobbin were up late last night disrupting and are have doubtless gone back to playing with themselves for now.

K & R.

[Grey]

2. Good news, thank you. nt

[Billy Burnett]

3. 2nd after Cuba.

Viva Cuba!

Viva Venezuela!

[Joanne98]

5. That's true. I always forget how lucky they were to get rid of the oligarchs.

And how unlucky we were to get stuck with the monsters.