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Trends in Reproductive and Maternal Healthcare Indicators, Côte d’Ivoire, 2018 To 2020
(PagePress Publications, 2025)Despite some improvement, there are still persistent challenges in the area of reproductive and maternal health in Côte d’Ivoire. Analysing subnational trends of key indicators of reproductive and maternal healthcare from ... -
Trends in Maternal Mortality and Stillbirths by County in Health Facility Data, Kenya, 2011-2022
(Springer Nature, 2025)Reports on maternal deaths and stillbirths in health facilities are a critical but underutilized source of information to monitor the quality of care. In addition, with increasing coverage of deliveries by health facilities, ... -
Handwashing and Household Health Expenditures Under COVID-19: Evidence from Cameroon
(MDPI, 2025)Handwashing is one of the recommended measures during the COVID-19 period to limit the spread of the disease and also contributes to the prevention of WASH-related illnesses. The objective of this study is to analyze the ... -
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Environmental Heat Exposure to Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Respiratory Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus in Low- & Middle-Income Countries
(Elsevier, 2025)Climate change has led to an increase in global temperatures and adversely impacted human health, for example, by exacerbating the burden of non-communicable diseases. This systematic review and meta-analyses aim to ... -
Subnational Trends and Inequalities of Under-Immunisation and Zero-Dose among Children Aged 12 - 23 Months in Uganda: A National Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.
(BMJ, 2025)Despite the Global Vaccine Action Plan's goal of at least 90% vaccine coverage for all children, Uganda has made limited progress in vaccination over the past decade. The objective of this study was to examine the subnational ... -
When Health Data Go Dark: The Importance of the DHS Program and Imagining its Future
(BMC, 2025)The suspension and/or termination of many programmes funded through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by the new US administration has severe short- and long-term negative impacts on the health ... -
The 2025 Report of the Lancet Countdown to 2030 for Women's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health: Tracking Progress on Health and Nutrition
(The Lancet, 2025)In line with previous progress reports by Countdown to 2030 for Women's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health, this report analyses global and regional trends and inequalities in health determinants, survival, nutritional ... -
Assessing Courtesy Reporting Bias in Facility-Based Surveys on Person-Centred Maternity Care: Evidence from Urban Informal Settlements in Nairobi and Lusaka
(Journal of global health, 2025)Experience of care is typically measured through client exit surveys administered in the facility. Evidence suggests that such measures suffer from courtesy reporting bias whereby respondents do not accurately report on ... -
Beyond Physical Accessibility, Bypassing Health Facilities Offering Caesarean Section: Insights from Women in Dakar's Slums.
(BMJ, 2025)This study examines the geographic accessibility of Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care (CEmONC) among women residing in the slums of Dakar. Participants included 763 women living in urban slums who had undergone a ... -
Associations Between Extreme Weather Events and Child Undernutrition: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa, 2010 - 2019
(BMJ, 2025)Extreme weather events, or natural disasters, present a large and increasing threat to human health, infrastructure and food security, including in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where the burden of undernutrition is high. ...
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