The assumption is that the poor have limited or no access to goods as well as limited access to services like education, healthcare, clean water and basic utilities, and they only strive to survive, with much fewer social incentives compared to their wealthy counterparts.
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This by extension suggests that almost half of the entire population has limited access to basic social services such as health, secure livelihoods and education.
Students currently receive little formal sex education beyond advice to abstain, and have limited access to reproductive health counselling and services.
Many schools in Sub-Saharan Africa have limited, or no, access to basic services such as drinking water, toilets and electricity.
Access to formal financial services is limited for several reasons including cost, proximity, social barriers, education, and appropriateness of product design.
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But for thousands of rural dwellers and businesses, access to high speed broadband services remains limited.
It is associated with adverse health outcomes, limited access to education, increased costs relating to medical and legal services, lost household productivity, and reduced income, and there is evidence it is exacerbated in times of crisis, such as emergencies, natural disasters, and violent conflicts.
The African market is currently making the switch from feature phones with limited data access, to low-cost smartphones that provide far greater access to the internet and web services.
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The Department has also played a lead role in the enforcement of Executive Order 13166, which is designed to ensure that people with limited English skills can meaningfully access a wide array of critical programs and services administered by or funded by the federal government.
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