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Vol 50 No 20
8th October 2009

Africa joins the billion club

The population of sub-Saharan Africa will exceed one billion this year so the African nations entering the 2010 World Cup can hope for a large fan base. For optimists, billionaire status offers the opportunity for the continent to follow in the footsteps ...

Vol 50 No 20
8th October 2009

Family planning un-gagged

A key donor of funds for reproductive health is the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Its work was hampered by the global gag rule until, as one of his first acts in office, President Barack Obama abolished it. The gag rule (some...

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