education. The education infrastruc- ture is well established and schools are often more evenly placed geograph- ically than health centres, ensuring cost-effective ness and wide coverage. Moreover, school-based AlDS-preven- tion projects reach children at a critic- al age—before they become sexually active. UNICEF is supporting health education projects in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and other African countries. The UNICEF AiDS-prevention pro- gramme is growing rapidly and now assists nearly every Atns-affected country in Africa and the Caribbean.Guinea worm During its 1989 session, the UNICEF Executive Board approved a pro- gramme to determine the extent of guinea worm disease in Africa and to develop national plans for guinea worm eradication. National surveys have since taken place in Kenya and Nigeria, and preparations are under way for national surveys in Benin, Cote d'lvoire, Ethiopia, Ghana and Togo. fn Benin, the UNICEF water supply and health education project has served as the basis of a national plan for guinea worm eradication, and in Nigeria UNiCEF-supportcd water sup- ply projects continued to demonstrate the importance of improved water supply in eradication efforts. UNICEF is working closely with UN and other agencies and in July co- sponsored with UNDP the Internation- al Donors Conference in Lagos, Nige- ria, and will co-sponsor with \VHO the Third African Regional Conference on Dracunculiasis in Cote dTvoire in March 1990. Work continues with Global 2000 of die Carter Center, the U.S. Centers tor Disease Control, the U.S. Peace Corps, USAID and the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).Primary health care In the wake of economic constraints that arc forcing governments to seek low-cost alternatives in health, PHC systems developed steadily in 1989, spurred in part by unprecedented in- terest among political leaders. There is growing recognition of the need for community financing in PHC, both to overcome severe governmen-
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the development of healthcare and education systems in various African countries, with a specific emphasis on UNICEF's programs and initiatives. It also touches on the eradication of specific diseases, such as Guinea worm and AIDS. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, or industry, and it does not have a strong focus on international trade or culture.

**Category**
Health, Education