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Short Narratives - Goal by Goal
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Eradicate Extreme Poverty and HungerPoverty - Target likely to be achieved
Hunger - Target unlikely to be achieved
Achieve Universal Primary Education
Possible to achieve if changes are made
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Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
Targets possible to achieve if changes are made
Reduce Child Mortality
Targets likely to be achieved
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Improve Maternal Health
Improve Maternal Health Targets possible to achieve if changes are made
Combat HIV and AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases
HIV and AIDS - Target Possible to achieve if changes are made
Tuberculosis - Target likely to be achieved
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Ensure Environmental Sustainability
Environment - Target Possible to achieve if changes are made
Water and Sanitation - Target Likely to be achieved
Global Partnership for Development
Poverty - Target likely to be achieved
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Goal 6 / Combat HIV and AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases
HIV and AIDS - Target Possible to achieve if changes are made
The national figure on HIV prevalence is slightly reversing (0.49% in 2007). However, Nepal's HIV epidemic is concentrated among population groups at higher risk of transmission - injecting drug users, female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and high-risk migrants. There is evidence that the expanded response has slowed down the spread of HIV in some groups in the last years (e.g. sex workers and IDUs). However, the prevalence among other vulnerable populations such as migrants to India is of concern: Just over 42% percent of all HIV infections in Nepal are among migrants. This increases the risk of transmission to the spouses of migrants as well as from mother to child. Another cause for concern is the high HIV prevalence among young injecting drug users. There is a need to increase the coverage of HIV prevention activities for risk these risk groups.
Tuberculosis - Target likely to be achieved
A well performing and integrated National TB Control programme has resulted in a significant decline in tuberculosis cases, from 460 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 1990 to 244 today.
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