A recent visit to the doctor’s office highlighted the importance of clear communication in healthcare. A patient, concerned about his blood pressure, was left feeling confused and frustrated after a consultation. The issue stemmed from a misunderstanding between two commonly used terms: hypertension and high blood pressure. The Misunderstanding: The patient, experiencing elevated blood pressure […]

A demographic dividend does not happen by accident, it requires a country to take deliberate and sustained action, which includes making the necessary investments and purposefully implementing the policies that would result in a decline in fertility and mortality levels. This, in turn, would create a demographic window of opportunity. A demographic transition occurs when