2010 Seychelles Millennium Development Goals: Status Report 2010 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Seychelles August 2010 Seychelles Millennium Development Goals Status Report 2010 2 | Page Seychelles Millennium Development Goals Status Report 2010 3 | Page Seychelles Millennium Development Goals Status Report 2010 Prologue The Republic of Seychelles has and continues to make tremendous strides in its development. Indeed, it has achieved most of the Millennium Development Goals, especially in the fields of health, education, poverty eradication and the environment. Many have qualified the success of this small nation as outstanding, in the face of great limitations and severe constraints, such as its size, remoteness, and lack of many of the natural resources which many other countries are blessed with. As President of this blessed nation, I know that these achievements have been due to a dynamic, forward-thinking, dedicated, and hardworking people and a pro- active and just leadership. Together, all partners in our society, be they from the public and private sectors, as well as civil society, have not only believed in our potential to rise to greatness in spite of numerous natural and structural obstacles, but also learned to make the most of what Nature and God Almighty have endowed us with. Seychelles has been wise and judicious in its use of its most valuable asset – its environment – engaging in sustainable and eco-friendly tourism, thus providing its people with stable and meaningful employment in this service sector. The country, with its bilateral and multilateral partners, has sought and succeeded to exploit the bounty of its seas to create for today and tomorrow vibrant industries for both local and international trade. The Millennium Development Goals Country Report of 2010 is testimony to the spirit of enterprise, resilience and confidence of a people who have shouldered the external shocks of global recessions, banking and financial crises, food and fuel crises to march on, undeterred in its determination to bring social harmony, peace, progress and prosperity for all its citizens. The Report is by no means complacent in its vision of what is and what can be. There is still much to be done. Indeed, as a nation, we have to forge ahead and make renewed efforts to bridge all gaps – economic, social, and in education, health, housing, etc. – to ensure that we provide for all of our people the fruits of their land and seas, and the outcomes of their industriousness and efforts. It is also my firm conviction that we can go beyond the set boundaries. We can and must make it possible for all Seychellois to benefit from the harvests of our toil and labour. The Millennium Development Goals Country Report of 2010 is a call to action for all of us to use these goals, targets and indicators as benchmarks for all that we do in the name of the national development of Seychelles. It is a call for us to come and pull together, as a nation, to take our rightful place in the community of nations and to be greater than our forefathers ever dreamed it possible to be. James A. Michel President of the Republic of Seychelles 4 | Page Seychelles Millennium Development Goals Status Report 2010 Table of Contents Acknowledgements 6 Index 7 Map list 7 Tables list 7 Figures list 9 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 10 Status at a Glance Table 13 Executive Summary 14 Chapter 1 Introduction 17 Chapter 2 Seychelles: Development Context 19 Chapter 3 Millennium Development Goals 27 Chapter 4 Goal 1 – Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger 29 Chapter 5 Goal 2 – Achieve Universal Primary Education 49 Chapter 6 Goal 3 – Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women 56 Chapter 7 Goal 4 – Reduce Child Mortality 68 Chapter 8 Goal 5 – Improve Maternal Health 74 Chapter 9 Goal 6 – Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases 83 Chapter 10 Goal 7 – Ensure Environmental Sustainability 98 Chapter 11 Goal 8 – Develop a Global Partnership for Development 111 Chapter 12 Millennium Development Goals Plus 124 Chapter 13 Conclusion 134 Chapter 14 Explanatory Notes & Glossary 135 References 136 Appendix One – The Millennium Development Goals Complete Version 139 5 | Page Seychelles Millennium Development Goals Status Report 2010 Acknowledgements This report has been prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the guidance of the Millennium Development Goals Steering Committee, the UNDP and the various key stakeholders at large on behalf of the Seychelles Government. It is through the dedication, hard work, commitment and determination of all these persons and their organisations that the report was made possible. Many organisations released their workers to ensure that the data given is cleaned so that it is credible, reliable and valid. Further thanks go to the UNDP which gave both financial and technical support to finalise this report. The various contributors are: Millennium Development Goals Steering Contributors Committee Chairperson: Mr. Selby PILLAY – Ministry of Foreign Economy, Trade and Global Partnerships Affairs (MoFA); Vice-Chairperson: Mr. Christian FAURE – MoFA; Lead Consultant: Mr. Benjamin VEL Mr. Jean-Paul D’OFFAY – Ministry of Finance; Mr. Naddy MARIE – Central Bank of Seychelles Members: Health and Social Development Dr. Cornelia ATSYOR – WHO Office, Mr. Marcel BELMONT – Meteorological Services, Mr. Michel Ms. Tessa SIU - Social Development Department; Ms. COMMETTANT – Ministry of Education, Mrs. Natalie Rosie BISTOQUET – Ministry of Health, National AIDS EDMOND – National Statistics Bureau, Ms. Marylene Programme VALMONT – Department of Environment, Mr. Environment Joachim DIDON – Ministry of Health, Mr. Dolor ERNESTA – Private Sector / Seychelles Chamber of Mr. Justin PROSPER – Department of Environment Commerce, Ms. Tania LABICHE – Social Development Department, Ms. Stephanie JEAN-LOUIS – Central Ms. Iris CAROLUS – Sustainability For Seychelles Bank Seychelles, Mr. Steve LALANDE – LUNGOS, Ms. Tourism Jill LAPORTE – Ministry of Finance and Ms. Cindy ASSAN – Seychelles Fishing Authority. Mr. Ralph HISSEN – Seychelles Tourism Board UNDP Mauritius-Seychelles – Mrs. Leyla TEGMO- Education – University of Seychelles REDDY, Mrs. Asha KANNAN, Mr. Roland ALCINDOR, Ms. Fabrina MOLLE Ms. Magalie ERNESTA, Mr. Franky BACCUS, Ms. Jeanine BAPTISTE, Mr. Leroy ERNESTA, Ms. Meedora WILLIAM, Mr. Christian SERVINA Gender Equality Issues Agriculture and Natural Resources Mrs. Mahrookh PARDIWALLA – Independent Mrs. Mermedah MOUSTACHE Consultant All participants of the Validation Workshop of Friday 06th August 2010 6 | Page Seychelles Millennium Development Goals Status Report 2010 Index Pages Map List Map of Seychelles 19 Tables List 2.1 – Key Indicators for Seychelles 19 2.2 – Projected Population 22 2.3 – Public Expenditure on Health 23 2.4 – Total Expenditure on Education (2007) 23 2.5 – Infant Mortality Rates 24 4.1 – Indicators for Target 1A 29 4.2 – Household and Housing Indicators 30 4.3 – Types of Benefits and Rates, November 2008 35 4.4 – Indicators for Target 1B 36 4.5 – Average Monthly Earnings (Local Currency) 37 4.6 – Total Employment (Number) 37 4.7 – Proportion of Women and Men in Employment, per Sector 39 4.8(a) – Indicators for Target 1C 42 4.8(b) – Indicators for Target 1C 42 4.9 – List of Key Indicators for Goal 1 (Impact of Global Crises) 47 5.1 – Indicators for Target 2A 49 5.2 - School Enrollments (including Private Schools) by Level and Grade, 2004-2008 50 5.3 – List of Key Indicators for Goal 2 (Impacts of Global Crises) 55 6.1 - Indicators for Target 3A 56 6.2 – Number of Children Seen in Drug Rehabilitation 57 7 | Page Seychelles Millennium Development Goals Status Report 2010 Pages 6.3 – Proportion of Seats Held by Women in the National Assembly 60 6.4 – Women’s Participation in Political and Administrative Levels (State & Non-State) 61 6.5 – Women’s Participation in Administrative Levels in the Education Sector 61 6.6 – Reported Cases of Gender-Based Violence (police data, 2000 - 2005) 63 6.7 – Number of Registered Cases of Spousal Violence at the Family Tribunal 63 6.8 – List of Key Indicators for Goal 3 (Impacts of Global Crises) 66 7.1 – Under 5 Mortality Rate per 1, 000 Live Births 68 7.2 – Trend of Mortality Rates per Year (1990 – 2009) 69 7.3 – Immunisation, Measles (% of Children Aged 12 – 23 Mths) 70 7.4 – List of Indicators for Goal 4 (Impacts of Global Crises) 73 8.1 – Maternal Mortality Ratio (Modeled Estimate, per 100, 000 Live Births) 74 8.2 – Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (% of Total) 76 8.3 – Contraceptive Prevalence (% of Women Ages 15 – 49) 77 8.4 – Adolescent Fertility Rate (Births per 100, 000 Women Aged 15 – 19) 79 8.5 – Proportion of Women Receiving Prenatal Care 80 8.6 – List of Key Indicators for Goal 5 (Impacts of Global Crises) 82 9.1 – HIV Prevalence Among 15 – 24 Years 83 9.2 – Annual New Cases of HIV in All Age Groups 84 9.3 – Number and Proportion of People Living with HIV and AIDS 84 9.4 – New Cases of Hepatitis C 86 9.5 – Condom Use at Last High-Risk Sex 87 9.6 – Ratio of School Attendance of Orphans to Non-Orphans (10 – 14 Years) 87 9.7 – Malaria Incidence and Death Rates 90 9.8 – Tuberculosis Incidence, Prevalence and Death Rates 91 8 | Page Seychelles Millennium Development Goals Status Report 2010 Pages 9.9 – Proportion of Tuberculosis Cured Under DOTs 92 9.10 – Proportion of Tuberculosis Detected Under DOTs 92 9.11 –Incidence of Most Common Cancer by Site, 2005 – 2008 95 9.12 - List of Key Indicators for Goal 6 (Impacts of Global Crises) 96 10.1 –Indicators for Targets 7A and 7B 98 10.2