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While the fertility rate in Tanzania has been declining over the last several decades, the population growth rate remains high at three %, putting pressure on service delivery.
--Infant and child mortality rates in Tanzania have significantly decreased over the past few decades, whereas fertility rates have only slightly decreased. Consequently, the population growth rate remains high, at three%. This high growth rate is expected to cause a surge in demand for essential services such as education and health, and employment opportunities, outstripping the economy's capacity to provide them.
Scaling up access to high-quality, affordable family planning or reproductive health services while addressing social norms using innovative approaches, including community outreach strategies. This intervention should focus on the poor and vulnerable women and young girls.
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