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The number and density of health workers in Africa has improved, tripling from 1.6 million in 2013 to 5.1 million in 2022. However, population growth is outpacing this increase. By 2030, Africa will have an additional 2 million health workers, but the shortfall is projected to increase from 5.6 mill...

According to the latest data from the World Health Organization, the suicide rate in Nigeria is estimated to be around 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2019. ...

The Gini coefficient is a widely used statistical measure of how income is distributed in the population of a country. It takes a value between 0 and 1. A coefficient of 1 indicates perfect inequality – where one person would earn all the income in that country. Conversely, a coefficient of 0 indi...

In 2022, Sub-Saharan Africa had 4.9 million primary school teachers and 3.5 million secondary school teachers. In the same year, North Africa had 1.2 million primary school teachers and 1.3 million secondary school teachers. The greatest need for additional teachers is in sub-Saharan Africa, wher...

As of 2024, there are 1,743 registered political parties in South Africa. ...

A recent viral message circulating on social media falsely claimed that the IEC has allowed people aged 60 and over to vote before the 29 May elections through a special vote application. The IEC has clarified that this message is false and did not originate from the commission. ...

We are yet to find publicly available data on dentists available in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. ...

Kenya, along with a number of other countries, have stopped reporting or changed their frequency of reporting COVID-19 case and death counts to WHO. There is currently no data availble on Kenya's daily Covid-19 death rate. ...

Kenya's latest Demographic and Health Survey shows that teenage pregnancy rates declined to 15% in 2022, from 18% in 2014. ...