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CHAPTER SIX: SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT__________________________________________________________________________vaccine (AAV)Measles (VAR) 90% 90% 91% 92% 93% 94%Tetanus toxoid(TT2+)% % % % % %Source: Ministry of Public Health (MSP)/DN PEV, April 2004.817. The coverage rates are satisfactory when compared to those of other countriesin the subregion. It must also be noted that Benin recently introduced newvaccines – like the Hep B vaccine, the anti-malarial vaccine, and AAV – in theEPI in August 2002. The disease burden associated with Hep B and yellowfever, as well as the need to prevent the diseases through routine vaccination,has been well known to the Ministry of Health in Benin for many years.However, because of financial constraints, the vaccines could only beintroduced after assistance was obtained from the Global Alliance forVaccines and Immunisation (GAVI).iii.Recommendations of the APR Panel818. The authorities of Benin must be congratulated and encouraged for initiatingsocial policies in favour of the poor, although there is still a long way to go. Inorder to safeguard and consolidate achievements, the APR Panel recommends:1. Intensifying the policy to support enrolment so as to provide equaleducational opportunities and to fight against dropping out of school,particularly in areas where enrolment figures are not yet satisfactory(government, civil society and the private sector).2. Enhancing measures aimed at promoting longer-term studies, particularlyfor girls, by implementing a national policy and supporting a mechanismto favour the access and retention of girls in school (government, civilsociety and the private sector).3. Emphasising quality by improving the qualifications of teachers,establishing international standards, and improving working conditions inthe education sector (government).4. Continuing to build social and health facilities, and further involving localcouncils, the private sector and traditional healers (government, civilsociety and the private sector).5. Continuing the fight against HIV/AIDS, especially by mobilising allsegments of society to halt an increase in the prevalence rate, and even toeradicate the disease (government, civil society and the private sector).6. Regularly sample opinion about the monitoring or evaluation of socialprogrammes to ensure progress in terms of service (government).266
CHAPTER SIX: SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT__________________________________________________________________________Objective 4:Ensure affordable access for all citizens, especially therural poor, to water, sanitation, energy, finance(including micro-finance), markets, ICT, housing andlandi. Summary of the CSAR819. The CSAR shows that Benin has laws and institutions that provide water,sanitation, energy, finance, ICT and land, and that efforts are being made ineach of these sectors. However, policies and strategies have been adoptedwhose impact on the population cannot be easily assessed.820. Water is the key factor in all development policies and strategies. Thus,governance in this domain is seen in the adoption of suitable legislation toensure the equitable and legal use of resources, especially when they areshared between several parties. The integrated management of water resourcesis the new approach being used in the sector.821. According to recent statistics, the national average drinking water supply torural areas was 42% in 2003. Enormous disparities are observed from onedistrict to another. The Atacora, Borgou and Alibori districts are found to beabove the national average (61%, 50% and 47% respectively), while Ouéméand Plateau have levels below the national average (31% and 32%respectively). The other districts are very close to the national average.822. In 2003, Benin had 10,150 water points of all categories. This equates, onaverage, to one functioning well for every 152 inhabitants in rural areas. Waterpoints function at 90.6%. This means that about 10 out of every 100 pumps areout of order. In 2003, less than one-third of households (31.3%) had access todrinking water from SONEB.823. In sanitation, the problems mainly concern drainage of rainwater in urbanareas, and channelling used water in both urban and rural areas. This is also amajor threat to the environment. More than 81% of households throw theirwaste into the open, and 67.3% relieve themselves in the same manner.824. The energy sector should be controlled to ensure the economic developmentand welfare of the population in Benin. Though Benin has enormous potential,energy is rare. The field survey conducted for the CSAR shows that the mostwidely used source of lighting is kerosene (79.5%), while wood (80.3%) andcharcoal (13.4%) remain the most widespread means of cooking. Thepopulation experiences many difficulties getting access to electricity, whichremains the most convenient source of energy. Only 14.8% of personsinterviewed found electricity very accessible to the population, whereas morethan one-third (34.4%) found electricity less accessible, and 42.2% thoughtthat electricity is inaccessible. Using these facts, government has developed astrategic framework for the energy sector and a national policy for ruralelectrification.267
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COUNTRY FACT SHEETLocation:West Afr
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SOME ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL INDICAT
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