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Jeffrey
Sachs Big five are: Agricultural
inputs:
fertilisers, green manures, small-scale irrigation, improved seeds etc Investments
in basic health:
a village clinic with one doctor and nurse for 5000 residents, free
anti-malarial bed nets, treatment for HIV/Aids opportunistic infections, skilled
birth attendants and sex and reproductive health services. Investments
in education: Meals for all children in primary school, expanded vocational training
- including in farming techniques, basic infrastructure maintenance (eg
diesel generator, water harvesting, borehole select construction). Power,
transport and communications services: power line or diesel generators, for lights,
schools, pumps for safe well water, milling, food processing, refrigeration,
household batteries Safe
drinking water and sanitation:
for the safety and convenience of the entire
village and saving countless hours of toil each day fetching water |
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