Harnessing the Demographic Dividend in Ethiopia
By asoares
Ethiopia, with a current population of about 100 million, has achieved gains in several major health indicators.
Area of Expertise: Population Dynamics and Planning
Fostering Employment in Productive Sectors to Maximize Ethiopia’s Potential to Reap a Demographic Dividend
By asoares
Declining mortality and fertility rates are transitioning Ethiopia toward an age structure that has the potential to provide significant economic benefit.
Policy Communication Training Gets Ground-Truthed in Tanzania
A workshop aimed to teach up-and-coming researchers how to effectively communicate research findings to policymakers.
Promoting Healthy Behaviors Among Youth to Tackle Kenya’s Growing Noncommunicable Diseases Epidemic
By asoares
Kenya is experiencing a growing epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). A window of opportunity exists to address the four key NCD risk behaviors ( tobacco use, alcohol use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity) in Kenya’s large and growing youth population.
We Are Kenya’s Future: Young People and Our Nation’s Growth
By asoares
In response to the need for action on adolescent and youth issues in Kenya, PRB partnered with Centre for the Study of Adolescence (CSA) to develop a new multimedia product on young people and the demographic dividend.
Maldives’ Population Dynamics
(July 2017) The name of Maldives usually generates images of pristine beaches, marine wonders, and luxurious resorts and, as such, the country epitomizes the ultimate touristic destination.
The Art of the K.I.S.S.
Last month, 10 doctoral students from around the world travelled to Dar es Salaam to attend the Policy Communication Fellows Summer Institute.
Family Planning and Girls’ Education: Antidotes to Climate Change
By asoares
A few years ago, environmental activist and author Paul Hawken recruited a large team to assess and model practical solutions to climate change, based on available data and research from numerous sources.
Family Planning, Youth Take Center Stage on World Population Day
World Population Day, as designated by the United Nations, is “Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations.”
Webinar: Connecting Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) Approaches With Youth and the Demographic Dividend
By asoares
For years, researchers, economists, demographers and other development experts have been explaining and promoting the phenomenon known as the demographic dividend, the rapid economic growth that can accompany a change in a country’s age structure due to reduced birth and death rates.