tailieunhanh - THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY INISTRY OF PLANNING, ECONOMY AND EMPOWERMENT 2006

Until the HIV/AIDS epidemic, mortality levels were expected to continue to decline in all regions. However, this tendency has been reversed in coun- tries where HIV/AIDS is most prevalent, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Life expectancy at birth is lower in the developing regions than in the more developed regions but it is projected to increase in both less and least develop- ing countries. This is dependent on successful implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs and on other health interventions. Migra- tion, both internal and international, also conditions the prospect for progress towards the MDGs | THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY MINISTRY OF PLANNING ECONOMY AND EMPOWERMENT 2006 THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY MINISTRY OF PLANNING ECONOMY AND EMPOWERMENT 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS AND BREVIATIONS. ii FOREWORD. iii BACKGROUND. iv CHAPTER ONE. 1 PRINCIPLES. 1 Principles to Guide Policy Implementation. 1 CHAPTER TWO. 2 POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT. 2 Socio-economic setting. 2 Population Size Composition and Distribution. 2 Components of Population Growth . 3 Population and Development Inter-relationships. 5 Population and Gender. 6 CHAPTER THREE. 7 JUSTIFICATION OF THE NEW POPULATION POLICY. 7 Achievements Constraints and Limitations. 7 New Developments and Continuing Challenges. 9 Major Concerns in Population and CHAPTER FOUR. 11 GOALS OBJECTIVES ISSUES AND POLICY Goals of the Policy. 11 Integration of Population Variables into Development Planning. 11 Population Growth and Employment . 12 Problems of Special Groups in Gender Equity Equality and Women Empowerment . 15 Reproductive Health . 17 STIs HIV and AIDS. 19 Environment Conservation for Sustainable Agriculture Food and Nutrition . 22 Poverty in Tanzania . 24 Education . 25 Data Collection Processing Storage Dissemination Training and Research. 26 Advocacy and Information Education and Communication IEC . 27 CHAPTER INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND ROLES OF Institutional Arrangements. 28 Roles and Responsibilities of CHAPTER SIX. 34 PLANNING MONITORING AND Introduction. 34 Rationale for Planning Monitoring and Evaluation. 34 Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. 34 The Priority Action areas for Monitoring and Evaluation. 35 Indicators for Monitoring and .