Nairobi — East African Community ministers will on Wednesday release the region's scorecard on social development.

East Africa Community permanent secretary David Nalo said the report would highlight social issues captured in the Millennium Development Goals in the health, education, sports sector, social protection and community development as well as conservation of natural resources.

"We will get an update on how we are doing in all these areas and take stock of the progress," Mr Nalo said.

Integration issues

Permanent secretaries from Kenya Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi have been attending the third meeting of the Forum of East African Community Ministers Responsible for Social Development in Nairobi.

Their meeting ended on Tuesday. "In implementing the EAC treaty, there is need to deal with issues of social integration," Mr Nalo said,adding that the report would indicate progress in the health and education sectors in particular.

EAC deputy secretary for productive and social sectors Jean-Claude Nsengiyumva said the strides made in education were evident with the completion of a study of the EAC education system and training curriculum.

"The report is ready for education ministers," he said. Among recommendations in the report are that students will be able travel to any of the member states and pay the same fees as locals.

source: http://allafrica.com