by Margaret Chappell
When I first read about Dr. Anthony S. Fauci’s career, it seemed as if he had followed a clear path that took him from college student to infectious disease expert. However, at the first talk of the six-part lecture series held by the Conversations in Global Health course, he made it clear that this was not the case.
by Sara Rotenberg
The United Nations Population Division estimates that the population of sub-Saharan Africa will quadruple by the end of the century. That is, the population will go from its mid-2018 level of 1.05 billion people to 4 billion people by 2100. While this estimate is contingent on the pace of the decrease of high fertility levels, this type of rapid population growth raises concerns about how countries might prepare and address the long-lasting and economic impacts of the rising demographic pressure. For example, with a population of 196 million people and a total fertility rate of 5.5 children per woman, Nigeria will more than double its population by mid-2050, according to the Population Reference Bureau, making it the third largest country in the world, after India and China.
