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    Over 1,200 people from Korogocho benefited from a free medical camp held in the informal settlement last weekend.
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    Education empowers young people to face the challenges of becoming adults, parents, and economically productive citizens.
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    The Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health (PDRH) theme’s overriding goal is provide scientific evidence and articulate policy and program priorities for sustainable population growth and improved reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa.
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    A critical threat to health and development in sub-Saharan Africa is HIV/AIDS, which claims some 2.4 million lives in the region each year. At the same time, non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cancer are growing problems in Africa as a result of aging populations and changing lifestyles.
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    By 2020, the majority of sub-Saharan Africans will live in cities. Rapid urbanization in the region amid declining or stagnant economies coupled with poor governance has forced many poor urban residents to live in deplorable conditions

Breaking the ‘Silence’ on Global Population Issues

Repeated pleas for more family planning services and an enlightened approach to population issues were made at an event to mark World Population Day. Distinguished academics spoke about the failure of the international community, and called for maternal and child health to be recognised as paramount at the symposium in London. They emphasised the need to break the ‘silence’ on population matters as their impact on health and the environment cannot be ignored, especi ... > Read More

 

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