La scolarisation des populations marginalisées au Burkina Faso
(2014) Le Burkina Faso a fait des progrès énormes dans le domaine de l’éducation depuis 1960, date d’accession du pays à l’indépendance.
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A Practical Guide to Population and Development
(2014) Throughout human history, the world’s population had grown slowly and by the beginning of the 20th century was only 1.6 billion people.
$5 More Per Person Annually Could Save Millions of Mothers and Children
(2014) Recent research by a group of health systems experts details how a 2 percent increase in current spending for maternal and child health can save 147 million children, prevent 32 million stillbirths, and avert 5 million maternal deaths by 2035.
Noncommunicable Diseases – Risk Factors Among Young People in Africa
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are now the leading causes of death in most parts of the world. Although this is not the case in sub-Saharan Africa, where infectious diseases still predominate, the trend of NCDs is projected to shift in the coming decades.
L’effet d’entraînement de la planification familiale : les enfants survivent et les pays prospèrent
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U.S. Energy Boom Fuels Population Growth in Many Rural Counties
A population boom in energy-rich counties is breathing new life into parts of the Midwest and Appalachia that have experienced long-term population decline or slow growth compared with the rest of the United States, according to new data released by the U.
Unmarried Baby Boomers Face Disadvantages as They Grow Older
(2014) The U.S. baby-boom generation – those born between 1946 and 1964 – is the largest generation in American history and a major force in the country’s demographic future.
Top 10 Countries Closing Gender Gap
Since 2006, the World Economic Forum has issued a Global Gender Gap Index to review gender-based disparities around the world and track progress in closing the gap in four areas: educational attainment, health, economic participation, and political empowerment.
Benefits From Integrating Family Planning Into Other Development Sectors
(2014) Increasingly, development workers, program planners, and donors are recognizing the benefits of integrating family planning (FP) with other sectors. More research is needed, however, on the effectiveness of multisectoral programs.
PRB’s Journalist Training Continues to Shape Stories
PRB’s Women’s Edition program, funded by USAID, brings together senior-level editors, reporters, and producers from influential media organizations in developing countries to examine and report on women’s health and development.