whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

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Continued...Also... the quanity requirements seem to have been waived... As for... \"What is needed in impoverished nations is exactly the same thing as got Europe and the US out of the mire: stabilit

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Nope, Freedem, doesn\'t wash. The South African government disputes the connection between HIV and AIDS and won\'t distribute medication even though it\'s been donated. The US government doesn\'t li

3. When no-one is held accountable, everyone suffers
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ailure of the South African government to hold the health ministry to account sees millions dieing from AIDS. Electricity, and its ails, have been discussed to death; but consider the knock-on impact...

4. Of Capitalism, Socialist Greed, Poverty and Remaining Silent
(Analysis/Analysis)

... property rights. One of the worst excesses of South African state negligence has been regarding HIV / AIDS. Many large firms, from Anglo American to PG Glass, have invested in their own education a...

5. Investment cannot happen if the market isn't private
(Analysis/Analysis)

...t they see they will want to invest. Who knows, despite the obvious failures of government strategy on AIDS and Zimbabwe, they may be right. Foreign tourists arriving in South Africa in 2010 will (a...

6. The tragedy of innovation: how brilliant ideas are criminalised
(Analysis/Analysis)

...an die at 37 from malaria? And don't blame my idiot president if he uses the same argument: "AIDS drugs are toxic and have untold side-effects. We cannot impose them on people." So our...

7. Do you hate the poor enough to be charitable?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...idies do not create their own distortions. South Africa has more than 5 million people who suffer from AIDS. The highest national AIDS infection rate in the world. One of the few social benefits ou...

8. Jacob's ANC Ladder: the power of the state, the power of the party
(Analysis/Analysis)

...s wearing a dress, what did you expect me to do?") Zuma proclaimed that he had avoided contracting AIDS by having a quick shower after coitus. But you see, Zuma doesn't have to sell himself t...

9. Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage B
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Rating Report for Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage B  Summary Rating: BB Outlook: negative Previous rating: BB Date assigned: 23 Novem

10. Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage A
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

Rating Report for Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage A  Summary Rating: AA Outlook: stable Previous rating: not rated Date assigned: 25 January 2007  Individ

11. Demonstration Table of Ratings
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... Finance & Sustainability Operational Effectiveness Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage A AA 25/01/2007 stable AA BBB AAA ...

12. AIDS and the cost of doing nothing
(Analysis/Analysis)

... unequivocal cost to South Africa of their government’s ambivalent approach to dealing with HIV / AIDS. The incidence rate of infection is given at 1.4% of the population per year.  For th...

13. While no-one was watching
(Analysis/Analysis)

We have recently started rating AIDS children’s care facilities (the term “orphanage” is anathema).  We received a report about an organisation that was neglecting the children

14. Making money, doing good
(Analysis/Analysis)

...try’s capital, says Dr Innocent Nyaruhirira, who holds the cabinet-level post of minister for HIV/AIDS. “We are a country of one thousand hills, so it often takes one month to receive a me...

15. Rating to create a market; questions and answers
(Analysis/Analysis)

...rowth; rolling out enterprise development ratings in Gauteng, and developing a new model for rating HIV/AIDS organisations, is pushing us hard. We have also been on an informal road-show introducing ...

16. A story of an African Orphan
(Analysis/Analysis)

It is now an open secret that the AIDS (Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome) crisis has been wreaking havoc in many of the Sub-Saharan African economies over the last 20 years. By and large, the respo

17. Zackie Achmat, campaigner for HIV antiretrovirals, charged with genocide
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ent Information Group, headed by “Dr” Matthias Rath, a promoter of vitamins as a cure for ((AIDS)) and who has support from the Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.  She has been...

18. AIDS-related illnesses cost South African businesses up to R 2.2 billion per year
(Analysis/Analysis)

...alth and improved productivity of its workforce while providing an effective tool to managing ((HIV))/((AIDS)),” says Dr Craig Nossel, Head of Vitality Wellness at Discovery. ((South Africa)) ...

19. Millennium Development Goals and the Measurement of Change
(Analysis/Analysis)

...oal 5: improve maternal health by reducing the maternal mortality rate by two-thirds Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses by halting the spread of HIV and reversing the incidence of ma...

20. The quiet nobility of the men by the side of the road
(Analysis/Analysis)

...of the most horrifying side effects of the chronic unemployment in South Africa is that people who have AIDS would rather not take anti-retroviral drugs.  The reason is simple:  with AIDS th...

21. 7 What are all the uses of ratings?
(FAQs/Rating FAQs)

...ing that service. Sector reports attempt to quantify the level of support. In other words, we know that AIDS is a problem but, in a particular area, there may be sufficient organisational capacity to ...

22. 4 What sectors is Whythawk focused on?
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... focusing on presently include:  Enterprise: small business development and support Health: HIV / AIDS Education: adult education, skills programs, learnerships and apprenticeships However, at ...

23. Ratings Subscriptions
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... under review are: Enterprise Development (enterprise development consultants and gateways) Health (HIV/AIDS orphanages and antiretroviral treatment) Education (schools and skills training programs) S...