MOMBASAOur Health is Our Priority

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• Mombasa’s population has almost quadrupled in 40 years, adding more than a quarter million people in the last ten years

• The sex ratio is now 108 men for every 100 women, much more equal than in the past

• Source: www.citypopulation.de/Kenya.html

Population

Mombasa’s population is growing quickly

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• Mombasa’s population is projected to be over 1.9 million in 2030 if the population growth rate continues at its current rate of 3.45 percent per year

Population Projection

Mombasa’s population reached 1 million in 2011

Population Density

As population increases in Mombasa, so does its population density

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• In 2009 the population density in Mombasa was 4,292 persons per square kilometer.

• Need to consider the significance of increased population density for:

Percent living in poverty

Youth employment

Housing quality

Water supply and sanitation

Cost of social services

Poor Housing

Lacks any effective electricity, water or sewer systems

Photo by Carlos Fernandez

Overstretched public facilities

Unemployment

Photos by Colin Crowley (top), ©1989 Harry Blässar, Courtesy of Photoshare (middle), Engineering at Cambridge (bottom)Photo by Carlos Fernandez

Official statistics tell us that Kenya’s unemployment rate stands at 40%, with youth unemployment even higher

Food Insecurity

Availability

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Insufficient Water Supply and Poor Sanitation

Photo by Carlos Fernandez

Low quality of education

Health & Family Planning

Health Benefits of Family Planning

Family planning

Fewer high-risk births

Fewer maternal & child deaths

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It saves lives

Reduces cases of abortion

Improves quality of life

Enhance women empowerment

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Higher Incomes and Wealthier Families

Better-Educated Children

Improved Access to Water

Better Health for Women

Enhances Socio- Economic Welfare

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Healthier family, healthier workforce

Water - improved Access to Water

Environment - averts climate changes due to deforestation

Development - better economic empowerment

Family Planning Enhances other sectors

Strengthen public- private partnership

Ensure availability of FP supplies

Improve youth-friendly services

Increase access to Family planning services

Speak out about family planning

Mobilize the public to access family planning services

Advocate for family planning to other leaders

Promote family planning

Government leaders

Community leaders Private sector

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Require leadership support at all levels:

Create a Healthy Future for Mombasa City!

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