Tackling the demographic challenge in Uganda
At the moment, a child born in Uganda will be only 38 percent as productive when she grows up as she can be if she enjoyed complete education and full health, according to the human capital index (HCI)
Population
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Mass amphibian extinctions globally caused by fungal disease
An international study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found a fungal disease has caused dramatic population declines in more than 500 amphibian species, including 90 extinctions, over
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Women and Men in India 2018
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) in its endeavour to facilitate the policy makers in evolving the best developmental policies has been bringing out the publication “Women and Men in India” on annual
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Over 5L people in city fall prey to kidney diseases
Ahmedabad: A shocking revelation that came from city-based nephrologists says that rougly 5 lakh people in Ahmedabad are estimated to suffer from a kidney disorder. Further to this, roughly 8.9% of the
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Cabinet approves continuation of fourth phase of National AIDS Control Programme
NEW DELHI: In a move to sustain its improvements in reducing the HIV burden in India, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved continuation of the fourth phase of the National
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China’s birth rate falls to lowest ever
China’s birth rate last year fell to its lowest since the founding of the People’s Republic of China 70 years ago, official data showed on Monday, with looser population controls failing to encourage couples
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Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems
<p>Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support environmental sustainability, however our current trajectories threaten both. The EAT–Lancet Commission addresses the need to
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Ghana’s population is 30.2 million
Mr. Kojo Adih, Acting Volta Regional Population Officer, National Population Council (NPC), has suggested that family planning methods should be made accessible and free for rural dwellers. He said
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Judge extends block on Trump birth control rules across US
A US federal judge has blocked new Trump administration regulations on birth control from applying across the entire country. The rules allow employers and insurers to decline to provide birth control
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Births drop despite govt's child policy
The number of births in China continued to fall last year, the third year since the implementation of a national policy to encourage couples to have two children, a population researcher affiliated to
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China's population shrinks for first time in 70 years despite two-child policy: experts
China’s population shrank last year for the first time in 70 years, experts said, warning of a “demographic crisis” that puts pressure on the country’s slowing economy. For decades the world’s most