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Rising life expectancy brings mixed blessings, indicate statistics

 

Kenya’s campaigns to attain the desired population and health status are turning in successes and challenges, going by the statistics from an international think tank.

The US-based Population Reference Bureau’s latest report provides a glimmer of hope that the country is making strides in raising the life expectancy of its citizens, controlling population growth and reducing the number of children and mothers who die during or after birth.

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