Social and Economic Indicators ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Status 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger The proportion of the population living below the poverty line is less than 1%. 2 Achieve universal primary education The proportion of children enrolled at level 1 who reach level 5 has increased and is now almost 100%. Promote gender equality and empower women The proportion of girls in the three levels of education is higher than that of boys. Proportion of women occupying paid employment in non-agricultural sector is still relatively low, about 35% - 37%. 3 4 5 6 7 8 Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health MDG on maternal mortality has been attained due to a reduction of 75% in the rate from 1990 to 2006. Deliveries supervised by health personnel are near 100%. African Caribbean and Pacific ADB African Development Bank AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome APR African Peer Review APRM African Peer Review Mechanism AU African Union BCA Bid Committee Act BIOT British Indian Ocean Territory BLS best-loser system BOI Board of Investment BoM Bank of Mauritius BPO business process outsourcing CDE Committee for Democratisation of the Economy CEB Central Electricity Board Mauritius has a low prevalence rate for HIV/AIDS. As of May 2010, 3938 people were living with HIV/AIDS. However, the rate of new infections is high, due to transmission through drug use. Mauritius may be considered a risk-free zone for malaria with a zero mortality rate CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CEO chief executive officer CFL compact fluorescent lamp CIB Complaints Investigation Bureau Ensure environmental sustainability Access to potable water and primary health care is close to 100% in both rural and urban areas and nearly 9/10th of the population own their houses. cif cost, insurance and freight COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Develop a global partnership for development Situation of unemployment, particularly among youth and women needs to improve. For ICT: mobile phone use increased to 804.4 per 1000 in 2009. Internet connectivity improved from 114.2 per 1000 in 2006 to 223.8 per 1000 in 2009. CP commissioner of police CPB Central Procurement Board CPE Certificate of Primary Education CPED Corruption Prevention and Education Division CPI consumer price index CPR Corruption Prevention Reviews CPU Child Protection Unit CRM Country Review Mission CSAR Country Self-Assessment Report CS-DRMS Commonwealth Secretariat Debt Recording Management System CSO Central Statistics Office CSR corporate social responsibility CSSDCA Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa Combat HIV/AIDS and malaria Source: CRM xiv Indicators are encouraging and improving. Child mortality rate dropped from 30%, while that of infant-child mortality registered a remarkable fall of 27% between 1990 and 2006 to 14.1 per 1000 live births. ACP xv