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Despite economic growth and increased school enrolment, Zambia still suffers from greater poverty. Although antiretroviral treatment now reaches thousands of sufferers, HIV/AIDS still is a major problem and there is a need for mass media campaigns to encourage people to be tested. Increased media freedom has paved the way for the formation of several new independent radio stations in Zambia, allowing vital information to reach struggling communities.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, DFID, Human Development Index Report 2006, UNAIDS
Zambian Facts
- Population: 11.5 million
- % of population who live on less than $2 a day: 87%
- Life Expectancy: 41 years
- Adult literacy rate: 68%
- HDI Ranking: 165 out of 177
- % of the population supplied with electricity: 12% (UN)
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