This paper uses panel data from African countries and a dynamic panel data (DPD) estimator to investigate the effects of health aid on health outcomes as well as the effects of health aid on health expenditures from domestic resources. I find that health aid has a small but statistically significant positive impact on health outcomes in African countries. Health aid is found to be more effectiv...

Calotropis procera is a small, erect plant, which is used in several traditional medicines to treat many diseases. It is a native of most of the Asian and African countries. All plant parts exude thick white milky juice (latex) on cut or break. This shrub has been known to possess analgesic, antitumor, antihelmintic, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, antidiarrhoeal, anticonvulsant, antimi...

BACKGROUND The migration of doctors and nurses from Africa to developed countries has raised fears of an African medical brain drain. But empirical research on the causes and effects of the phenomenon has been hampered by a lack of systematic data on the extent of African health workers' international movements. METHODS We use destination-country census data to estimate the number of African-...

A substantial amount of data is collected through surveys conducted in Africa, by national statistics offices, international donor organisations, research institutions, and the private sector. However, data management at African national statistics offices is hampered by limited resources. An option for data curation in African countries is the establishment of dedicated institutions for data p...

Abstract Background In developing countries, health information system (HIS) is experiencing more and difficulties to produce quality data. The lack of reliable related makes it difficult develop effective policies. order understand the organization HIS in African we undertook a literature review. Methods Our study was conducted using PubMed Scopus bibliographic search engines. inclusion criter...

BACKGROUND A functional national health research system (NHRS) is crucial in strengthening a country's health system to promote, restore and maintain the health status of its population. Progress towards the goal of universal health coverage in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda will be difficult for African countries without strengthening of their NHRS to yield the required evidence ...

Globalization has always affected Africa. The slave trades in East and West Africa profoundly shaped the development of many African societies over hundreds of years. As late as 1923, a company (the British South Africa Company) was still the sovereign authority in one territory (Southern Rhodesia). Today, most African countries are extremely open to the international economy as exports plus im...