| Sanitation Verdict | 14/20 |
| Water Verdict | 0/20 |
| WASH % of gov. budget | 3.4% (2010) |
| Key Facts | |
|---|---|
| HDI Position (UNDP) | 180/177 |
| Population (millions, World Bank) | 5.6 |
| Child mortality rate (UNICEF) | 194/1000 |
| Annual child diarrhoea deaths (UNICEF) | 8,900 |
The majority of data on this country page was provided by Traffic Lights Publication 2011 from UNICEF/WaterAid/WSP washwatch@gmail.com
(Monitoring the eThekwini declaration)
Last edited by Traffic Lights Publication 2011 at UNICEF/WaterAid/WSP 10 months ago
See regional summary| Category | Criteria | Rating | Justification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdict (out of 20) | 14 | ||
| Policy | Is there a national sanitation policy? | 2 | Water and Saoitation Policy approved by the Cabinetin August 2008. Environmental Sanitation Policy IS being reviewed |
| Did they sign eThekwini? | 2 | through the Libreville Declaration on Health and Environment in Africa | |
| Is there one national sanitation plan to meet the MDG target? | 1 | No single plan for sanitation specifically addresses the 8 dimensions plans (only 4 are addressed i.e. Coordination, Policy/Strategy, demand led and suppiy fed, sanitation and hygiene and decentralization). There are District Health Plans, which incorporate CLTS roll out plans. | |
| Institutions | Is there one coordinating body involving all stakeholders? | 1 | |
| Is there a principal accountable institution to take leadership? | 1 | Ministry of Health and Sanitation is the principal and accountable lead institution and recognized b other organizations. However, it has capacity and resource constraints | |
| What profile is given to sanitation within the PRSP? | 1 | Sanitation is addressed in the PRSP ll Agenda for Change with limited details on way forward | |
| Finance | Is there a specific public sector budget line for sanitation? | 2 | Sanitation speciļ¬c budget is in the District Health Plans budget in certain districts |
| Is there a sanitation monitoring and evaluation (M+E) system? | 1 | WASH Database has huge capacity and resource constraints. | |
| Is 0.5% of GDP allocated to sanitation? | 1 | 0.294% of GDP is allocated to sanitation | |
| Monitoring | Do institutional sanitation programs include gender aspects? | 2 | School, Peripheral Health Units and other public institutions have design criteria programs that cater for gender and disabled. |
| Verdict (out of 20) | 14 | ||
(Monitoring the Sharm el-Sheikh declaration)
See regional summary| Financial indicators | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gov. WASH Budget as % of total budget | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.4 | 3.16 |
| Gov. WASH budget as % of GDP | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.835 | 0.827 |
| Gov. WASH budget (current $US, millions) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15.9 | 17.2 |
| Gov. WASH Budget (local currency, millions) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 63,300 | 70,800 |
| Gov. budget for sanitation only (local currency, millions) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Gov. budget (local currency, millions) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,860,000 | 2,240,000 |
| GDP (current $US, millions, IMF) | 1,420 | 1,660 | 1,950 | 1,860 | 1,900 | 2,080 |
| Average $US exchange rate for that year (xe.com) | 2,960 | 2,980 | 2,980 | 3,410 | 3,990 | 4,110 |
| Water | Sanitation |
|---|---|
| 49% | 13% |
There are a number of ways to measure the proportion of people that have access to sanitation and water in a country. Governments often use a combination of management information systems and household surveys.
The official data which the UN uses to monitor progress on the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) comes from the WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP). JMP aggregates data from household surveys carried out by governments.
WASHwatch.org shows JMP data because it is comparable across countries and uses the MDG definitions of access to sanitation and water. Some Governments prefer to quote the latest data from their household surveys, the best source of this information is the national statistics bureau or equivalent.