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PERU

Home to the world-renowned 15th century Incan citadel of Machu Picchu, the Republic of Peru is an extremely biodiverse country
situated in Western South America | Peru has a High Human Development Index (0.734) and Peru’s economy is classified as a
Upper Middle Income Economy | World Bank statistics estimated that 25.8% of Peru’s population was living in poverty in 2012 |
Various policies and programmes have been proposed through the perspectives of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and
Ministry of Housing with the aim of alleviating complications of poverty

HEALTH
BIGGEST CHALLENGES
• In 2016, there are 48000 and new • In 2016. Diarrhoea caused by
HIV infections 38000 AIDS-related untreated water lead to the death
death of 31% of children

HIV/AIDS WATER & SANITATION

HIV/AIDS
FACTS
• Only 5-10% of HIV/AIDS sufferers get diagnosed and treated.
• Access to early infant diagnosis (EID) is low with less than 1000 tested
per year
• Contraceptive prevalence was only 62%

POLICIES
• Train and implement decentralized dried blood spot sample collection
at all facilities with PMTCT services
• Promote decentralization of HIV/AIDS treatment services from large
hospitals to primary health care facilities
• Increase contraceptive use by education and facilitate affordable
access to contraceptives
• Provide subsidies to increase the availability of vaccination to prevent
HIV/AIDS

WATER AND SANITATION


FACTS
• Over 40 million people lack access to an improved water source
• Nearly 20 % Indonesians defecate in the open; 50% Indonesians do
not wash their hands when needed
• Public investment in water supply is only US$2 per capita a year

POLICIES
• Promote behavior change such as using toilets and washing hands,
particularly among low-income families and slum dwellers
• Provide local government funding to improve water supply
infrastructure such as water pipes and sewerage, especially In rural
areas
• Provide technical assistance to communities for local water and
sanitation infrastructure
• Cooperate with UNICEF to develop water quality monitoring system
and database

Minister of Health: Ng Ka Yin, Kelvin (3035279909)

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