%0 Journal Article
%T Macroeconomic Impact of HIV and AIDS on the Zimbabwean Economy: A Human Capital Approach
%A I Matshe
%A O Pimhidzai
%J Botswana Journal of Economics
%D 2008
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%X Zimbabwe is one of the countries severely affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The high prevalence of the disease is not only a health problem but has become an economic problem, yet little effort had previously been directed at establishing the exact magnitude of HIV/AIDSĄ¯ economic impact. Using a human capital approach which measures the value of production lost as a result of HIV/AIDS - related morbidity and mortality and values an infected personĄ¯s economic return to society using an individualĄ¯s annual income, the study establishes that HIV/AIDS has resulted in significant output losses for the Zimbabwean economy. About 13.32% of 1993 GDP at factor cost (was lost due to HIV/AIDS in the years 1994 to 2003. The macroeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS is severe and can therefore not be ignored even if the prevalence drops to zero in the present period.
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