The world’s population has reached a new banana strength point when a baby, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has been named the 8 billion other people on earth.
The baby, named Damian, was born at the Maternidad Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles Altagracia in the Angeles Islands, where he won a personalized blouse that read “Baby 8,000 million”, with the hashtag “#8MilMillonesMasFuerte” or “Eight Billion Stronger”. The resource report.
Damian is not the only baby to get this designation, however, Damian has become the most popular, as his photo was shared around the world. Sources also reported his popularity as he was born at midnight, weighed less than six pounds and measured 52 centimeters long.
According to Sonia Vásquez, UNFPA representative in the Dominican Republic, the childbirth represents “the hope that all young people born on this planet (. . . ) obtain them in conditions. That’s what we’re for, 0 maternal deaths, 0 morbidity, 0 disease and health. “
However, as the world’s population grows, considerations have been raised about overpopulation and the distribution of resources for the Global South.
UNFPA says resources are available, yet world leaders will need to invest in education, physical care and increased infrastructure to cope with population growth. In addition, they said access to sexual and reproductive health and rights is essential, offering women access to and maternity care.
The world’s population reached seven billion in 2011 and is expected to reach 10. 4 billion by 2100 despite UNFPA reporting that population expansion has fallen below 1% since 2020.
The countries of the South continue to enjoy immediate demographic expansion due to resource scarcity, schooling and poverty.
As for the Dominican Republic, the population 10. 8 million in 2020, with 82. 5% of Dominicans living in urban areas, according to national statistics.
Vásquez pointed out that the average fertility rate in the Caribbean country is 2. 3, however, there are maximum rates of teenage pregnancy that are very worrying.