Swaziland

Zinhle Shabangu carrying her sleeping baby on her back. (Copyright: WFP/Siphiwe Mohammed)

An HIV-positive Mother In Swaziland Looks To The Future

Zinhle Shabangu (21) wants only the best for her five-month old baby girl. So the HIV-positive mother enrolled at Mbabane Government Hospital to get treatment to minimize the risk of her child becoming infected by the virus. Zinhle also gets special food to make both her and her baby strong.

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Overview

The Kingdom of Swaziland has a population of about 1 million people located on approximately 17,000 square kilometres of land. It is a landlocked and mountainous country, located between the republics of South Africa and Mozambique. Classified as a lower middle-income country, Swaziland ranks 140 out of 187 countries in the 2011 UNDP Human Development Index. Sixty-three percent of Swazis live below the poverty line, surviving on less than US1.25 per day.

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Country at a glance 2013
Planned Beneficiaries142,234
Beneficiary needs (mt)11,052
Beneficiary needs ($US)9,627,204
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