Demographic Challenges of the Sahel
This article focuses on the demographics of the 10 countries that make up the Sahel region--Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan.
This article focuses on the demographics of the 10 countries that make up the Sahel region--Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan.
(2004) On July 23 of this year, Arati Pashi of Calcutta (Kolkata) made the news when she died after profuse bleeding at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, a premier medical facility in that city. A doctor who was supposed to be on call was absent, and the medical college’s superintendent ordered an inquiry. The investigation revealed that Pashi had been suffering from cervical cancer.
(2011) Kakenya Ntaiya was born in a rural village in southern Kenya, one of eight children. When she was 5 years old, her parents arranged an engagement to a local boy. She was to be circumcised before becoming a teenager to signify the end of her education and the start of married life. I
(February 2012) Sprawling urban areas most obviously demonstrate the environmental impact of migration. Water scarcity, pollution, and lack of adequate housing are some of the more evident impacts of urban population growth.
(2002) When it comes to creating a family, many young Japanese are dispensing with tradition. No longer compelled to live by their parents' mores, many are staying single longer and conceiving children before getting married.
(2012) Remote rural communities in developing countries typically face the related challenges of extreme poverty, poor health, and environmental degradation. And population growth often exacerbates these challenges.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
This year’s data include indicators on the status of women in key areas such as education, employment, and government. Looking at the numbers across the world, we can get a picture of women’s progress towards equality.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
Collecting, analyzing, and using gender-related indicators in projects is critical to addressing many of the underlying challenges that communities around the world face, particularly in integrated Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) projects.