Análise do custo e do acesso da cesta básica para pessoas vivendo com HIV/SIDA (PVHS) na mitigação do impacto socioeconómico do HIV/SIDA estudo de caso na Província de Maputo

Abstract

The HIV / AIDS epidemic is one of the great challenges of today's societies, due to its high negative impact on the growth and economic development of nations, especially from Mozambique. This fact results from the destruction of one of the pillars of the economic development, human capital. The negative and multiplier effect of HIV / AIDS starts in the family, due to its high correlation with poverty and food insecurity, before to make itself felt in the economy as a whole. This relationship, between HIV / AIDS and poverty, is two-dimensional. That is, it can be of cause and effect. Actions taken by major players in the fight against this epidemic include: prevention, care and treatment and mitigation of its negative impact. Thus, one of the activities carried out in mitigation, is food support through the provision of baskets basic services and support in income-generating activities. These activities are financed by the public sector, through MISAU / MIC, CNCS and INAS, as well as by the external and private. In this way, using the basic food basket provided to PLWHAs by MISAU, measured at September 2009 average prices, a PLWHA must consume monthly, in the amount of minimum, products (rice, corn flour, oil, sugar, butter beans, peanuts, salt and fish) whose acquisition requires an expense of 514.78Mt. Thus, with the case study carried out in the province of Maputo, it was found that the majority of the surveyed population is in an age group of economically productive people, and in turn, access to the basic food basket measured through monthly per capita consumption (also measured at September 2009) by PLWHA on ART, still falls short of that designed by Government of Mozambique (Ministry of Health) in an amount equivalent to 218.63Mt which leads to the conclusion that support for PLWHA is required in products equivalent to 356.15Mt per PLHAs / month, as well as the need for support in income-generating activities, mainly for the long-term mitigation of HIV / AIDS.