MORE ACHIEVEMENTS BY NICARAGUA
Nicaragua:
has prioritized the health of its citizens, increasing the health sector budget by 274% since the Sandinistas came back into power in 2007.
has dramatically decreased infant mortality, down 56% since 2007, with maternal mortality down by 66%.
provides nutritious meals for all primary students and school supplies for those who need them
has an enrollment in public education for 2023 of a record 1.8 million, an astonishing figure for a country with a population of 6.7 million people.
increased its GDP by 53% since 2006, with another 4% increase expected in 2022.
through government programs, supports the small farmers and cooperatives who produce 90% of food consumed in the country, with emphasis on ecological use of natural methods.
has the best highways in Central America with new roads to all remote areas including two highways to the historically isolated Caribbean coast.
has increased electrification to cover 99% of its families, compared to 43% in 2007.
has also greatly increased potable water and sanitation for most rural communities.
is providing legal titles for thousands of residents occupying land in cities and countryside.
pursues a policy to guarantee and defend food sovereignty.
has specific policies to combat hunger and ensure nutrition which have, since 2006, reduced general poverty from 48.3 to 24.9 percent and extreme poverty from 17.6 to 6.9 percent.
provides a safety net to vulnerable groups through subsidies which nullify price increases in energy, transportation, and drinking water.
has a disaster prevention program which meant that three recent hurricanes left almost no Nicaraguan deaths, compared with multiple victims in the rest of Central America.
Sources:
“National Plan for the Fight against Poverty and for Human Development, 2022” (available in English and Spanish)
A review of achievements up to 2021
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