Population in the News

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Population News Friday December 8th 2006

Poverty remains major challenge for Indonesia: World Bank
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Thu, 07 Dec) Nearly 50 percent of Indonesia's population still lives on less than two dollars a day despite progress in recovering from the economic crisis of 1998 which plunged millions of people back into poverty, the World Bank said.

Ebola virus threatens to wipe out gorilla population
(Independent: Fri, 08 Dec) The Ebola virus has killed more than 5,000 western lowland gorillas in the past four years according to scientists who warn that the world's largest ape is suffering a dramatic population decline that could soon lead to its total extinction.

Sudan accuses world powers of supporting Darfur rebels
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Fri, 08 Dec) Sudan's president has accused world powers of turning a blind eye to those rebels in the war-torn western region of Darfur who did not sign a peace deal earlier this year.

40% of world's wealth owned by 1% of population
(CBC: Tue, 05 Dec) The richest one per cent of the world's population owns 40 per cent of the total household wealth, while the bottom half makes due with barely one per cent, according to a report released Tuesday.

Reducing poverty a major hurdle for Indonesia: World Bank
(TODAYonline: Thu, 07 Dec) A woman and her two children sit begging at a pedestrian bridge in Jakarta in October 2006. Nearly 50 percent of Indonesia's population still lives on less than two dollars a day despite progress in recovering from the economic crisis of 1998, which plunged millions of people back into poverty, the World Bank said.

Nigeria: National Population Policy And Development
(AllAfrica.com: Fri, 08 Dec) Since the 1960s, the issue of population growth had received more than cursory interests from social scientists and policy makers.

INDONESIA More than half population lives below poverty threshold - Asia News
(AsiaNews.it: Thu, 07 Dec) Asia News INDONESIA More than half population lives below poverty threshold Indonesia economy World Bank data poverty education youth According to the World Bank, more than 100 million Indonesians are surviving on less than two US dollars a day. This means many children must forgo primary education.

World Pain Management Drugs and Devices to Top $33 Billion by 2010
(PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance: Thu, 07 Dec) As the world population continues to age and the incidence of chronic pain conditions increases, the global market for pain management drugs and devices will continue to grow steadily from its expected year-end revenues of $26 billion to more than $33 billion in 2010, according to new market research from Kalorama Information.

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