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Tanzania warned over high birth rate

African mother with a baby. Africa in general is the fastest growing continent with a fertility rate of 4.8 births per woman. FOTOSEARCH

By  BEATRICE MATERU

Tanzania has been cautioned about its rising fertility rate which at best is keeping wealth per capita sluggish according to the World Bank.

While launching the 20th edition of Africa Pulse in Dar es Salaam recently, World Bank’s Lead Economist Elizabeth Ann Talbert said that although Tanzania’s poverty rate is coming down, the number of poor people is increasing.

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