Among the countries that can be classified as Near East Africa, North West Africa, and Western Africa, there is a great diversity of foods and dietary patterns. Prevalence of undernourishment as defined by FAO using dietary energy supply data, varies dramatically among these countries, with Tunisia in the lowest prevalence category (<2.5%), and Sierra Leone in the highest prevalence category (>...

Lesotho and other least developed African countries responded impressively to the preferences they were granted under the African Growth and Opportunities Act with a rapid increase in their clothing exports to the US. But this performance has not been accompanied by some of the more dynamic growth benefits that might have been hoped for. In this study we develop the theory and present empirical...

OBJECTIVE To set up a global system for monitoring maternal and perinatal health in 54 countries worldwide. METHODS The WHO Global Survey for Monitoring Maternal and Perinatal Health was implemented through a network of health institutions, selected using a stratified multistage cluster sampling design. Focused information on maternal and perinatal health was abstracted from hospital records ...

The Economic Partnership Agreements between the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and the European Union should serve as an opportunity to accelerate ACP global and regional trade integration and as an important tool for development and the eradication of poverty. There are, however, a number of preconditions. This article argues that institutional quality plays a key role in successful ...

This study assessed the impact of external debt on longevity in developing countries, particularly West Africa, from 1981 to 2020. Longevity was proxied by life expectancy at birth, while evaluated effects perspective sustainability, liquidity, and solvency. Furthermore, outcomes macroeconomic volatility were controlled through inflation exchange rate variability. Methodologically, robustness i...

BACKGROUND Collaboration between Sub-Saharan African researchers is important for the generation and transfer of health technology assessment (HTA) evidence, in order to support priority-setting in health. The objective of this analysis was to evaluate collaboration patterns between countries. METHODS We conducted a rapid evidence assessment that included a random sample of health economic ev...

In the late summer of 2014, it became apparent that improved preparedness was needed for Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in at-risk countries surrounding the three highly affected West African countries (Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia). The World Health Organization (WHO) identified 14 nearby African countries as high priority to receive technical assistance for Ebola preparedness; two additiona...

This policy paper examines the effectiveness of implementation in developing nations, with a focus on Uganda among East African nations. The performance Uganda's comparison to other nations is highlighted. World Bank's "Country Policy and Institutional Assessment" (CPIA) for year 2021 served as foundation this desk research. One-way analysis was used analysis. results showed that performed bett...

BACKGROUND Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a common harmful traditional practice in many communities in Africa and to a lesser extent in Middle East and other regions in the world. In order to better understand publishing on this topic, we conducted a bibliometric study on FGM/C. Bibliometric analyses can be used as an indicator of the extent of interaction of researchers, health a...

a r t i c l e i n f o Paying particular attention to the degree of banking market concentration in developing countries, this paper examines the effect of credit information sharing on bank lending. Using bank-level data from African countries over the period 2004 to 2009 and a dynamic two-step system generalised method of moments (GMM) estimation , it is found that credit information sharing i...