S.Africa confirms going for COVAX vaccine scheme for 10% of population | MyJHB.co.za: Johannesburg in the news: S.Africa confirms going for COVAX vaccine scheme for 10% of population: South Africa is going with the COVAX global COVID-19 vaccine distribution scheme, with a committed purchase for 10% of its population of 58 million, a senior health official said on Tuesday. … [Read more...] about S.Africa confirms going for COVAX vaccine scheme for 10% of population | MyJHB.co.za
Population
Flaws in the collection of African population statistics block COVID-19 insights | The Conversation
Flaws in the collection of African population statistics block COVID-19 insights: Census enumerators in Nairobi, Kenya. Countries need to collect comparable statistics about populations. SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty ImagesHundreds of thousands of cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in African Union member countries. In order to mitigate the spread of the virus, and … [Read more...] about Flaws in the collection of African population statistics block COVID-19 insights | The Conversation
What’s driving Africa’s population growth. And what can change it | The Conversation
What's driving Africa's population growth. And what can change it: A mother walking her child home from school in Uganda. ShutterstockPopulation growth rates continue to pose lingering challenges to development efforts on the continent. The population of Africa is expected to roughly double by 2050. This will add 1.2 billion people to Africa’s 2019 population of 1.3 billion … [Read more...] about What’s driving Africa’s population growth. And what can change it | The Conversation
How population data can help countries plan and tweak policy | The Conversation
How population data can help countries plan and tweak policy: Population data can be examined to make important decisions and plans. Arthimedes/ShutterstockStatistics South Africa, the country’s statistical service which gathers and analyses a range of data, recently released its mid-year population estimates for 2019. The data places the country’s estimated population at 58,78 … [Read more...] about How population data can help countries plan and tweak policy | The Conversation
World Population Day 2019: Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector
World Population Day 2019: Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector: The UN has estimated that the global population will near 11.3 billion by 2060. Populations in Africa are expected to experience just as much exponential growth – with the continent expected to reach over 2.5 billion by 2050, representing – quite interestingly – 26% of … [Read more...] about World Population Day 2019: Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector
