Guinea-Bissau

Sister Valeria Amato oversees nutritional assistance for people living with HIV for the Catholic Mission of Cumura, a WFP partner. WFP/Wilson Gama

Italian Sister oversees nutritional assistance in largest reference centre for people living with HIV

25 years ago Sister Valeria Amato moved from Sicily to Guinea-Bissau and has since dedicated her life to providing nutritional assistance to people living with HIV and tuberculosis.  

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Overview

Guinea-Bissau currently ranks 176 out of 187 on the UNDP 2011 Human Development Index (HDI).  Out of a total population of approximately 1.5 million, a 2010 poverty assessment survey estimated that 69 percent of households in Guinea-Bissau live below the poverty line (US$2 per day) with 20 percent living below the extreme poverty line (US$1 per day).

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