DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 10 -- THE Temeke District Council in Dar es Salaam is facing a major challenge due to a rapid increase in the number of children resulting from high birth rates among expectant mothers, a situation that is increasingly straining the education and health sectors.

Speaking during a meeting of the Temeke District Councilors, the District Commissioner, Sixtus Mapunda, said that more than 70,000 children are born in the district every year, equivalent to over 100 births per day. According to him, the trend has forced the government to put in place urgent measures to cope with the growing population.

Mapunda said the measures include the construction of two new referral hospitals, which will raise the number of referral ho...