Africa:
Social Protection Needed to Reduce Africa’s Inequalities

8/5/2014 3:52:19 AM Reprint | | Print |

YAOUNDE - While countries in Africa are enjoying higher levels of economic growth and well-being, the latest annual Human Development Report by the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) says that countries on the continent need to intensify their fight against deprivation.
 
The report states that by providing an additional and predictable layer of support, social protection programmes help households avoid selling off assets, taking children out of school or postponing necessary medical care, all detrimental to their long term well-being.

According to Mutale Wakunuma from Africa Platform for Social Protection, there is overwhelming evidence of the role social protection plays in reducing extreme poverty and helping countries recover from crises, but we need these implemented in earnest by governments. (END//2014)

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