scholarly journals Coping with COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Might the Future Hold?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franck J. D. Mennechet ◽  
Guy R. Takoudjou Dzomo
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
The Future ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals The path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans by 2030: the Lancet Commission on the future of health in sub-Saharan Africa

The Lancet ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 390 (10114) ◽  
pp. 2803-2859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Akua Agyepong ◽  
Nelson Sewankambo ◽  
Agnes Binagwaho ◽  
Awa Marie Coll-Seck ◽  
Tumani Corrah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
The Future ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Unusual in Growth and Composition: Ethiopian Private Higher Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 19-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wondwosen Tamrat ◽  
Daniel Levy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Limited Role ◽  
The Future ◽  
Sub Saharan

Ethiopia’s private higher education (PHE) sector is the largest or second largest in sub-Saharan Africa, however a mix of enabling and restrictive policies have let PHE play a limited role in key respects. This article surveys the current landscape and asks important questions regarding the future of PHE.

scholarly journals The Future of Renewable Energy for Electricity Generation in sub-Saharan Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 331 ◽  
pp. 012039
Author(s):  
Paul A. Adedeji ◽  
Stephen Akinlabi ◽  
Nkosinathi Madushele ◽  
Obafemi Olatunji
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
The Future ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals The future of groundwater in sub-Saharan Africa

Nature ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 572 (7768) ◽  
pp. 185-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Healy
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
The Future ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Impact of Feed the Future initiative on nutrition in children aged less than 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa: difference-in-differences analysis

BMJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. l6540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa Ryckman ◽  
Margaret Robinson ◽  
Courtney Pedersen ◽  
Jay Bhattacharya ◽  
Eran Bendavid
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Large Country ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
National Differences ◽  
Low Weight ◽  
The Future ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Feed The Future ◽  
The Impact

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of the US government’s Feed the Future initiative on nutrition outcomes in children younger than 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa.DesignDifference-in-differences quasi-experimental approach.SettingHouseholds in 33 low and lower middle income countries in sub-Saharan Africa.Population883 309 children aged less than 5 years with weight, height, and age recorded in 118 surveys conducted in 33 countries between 2000 and 2017: 388 052 children were from Feed the Future countries and 495 257 were from non-Feed the Future countries.Main outcome measuresA difference-in-differences approach was used to compare outcomes among children in intervention countries after implementation of the initiative with children before its introduction and children in non-intervention countries, controlling for relevant covariates, time invariant national differences, and time trends. The primary outcome was stunting (height for age >2 standard deviations below a reference median), a key indicator of undernutrition in children. Secondary outcomes were wasting (low weight for height) and underweight (low weight for age).ResultsAcross all years and countries, 38.3% of children in the study sample were stunted, 8.9% showed wasting, and 21.3% were underweight. In the first six years of Feed the Future’s implementation, children in 12 countries with the initiative exhibited a 3.9 percentage point (95% confidence interval 2.4 to 5.5) greater decline in stunting, a 1.1 percentage point (0.1 to 2.1) greater decline in wasting, and a 2.8 percentage point (1.6 to 4.0) greater decline in underweight levels compared with children in 21 countries without the initiative and compared with trends in undernutrition before Feed the Future was launched. These decreases translate to around two million fewer stunted and underweight children aged less than 5 years and around a half million fewer children with wasting. For context, about 22 million children were stunted, 11 million children were underweight, and four million children were wasted in the Feed the Future countries at baseline.ConclusionsFeed the Future’s activities were closely linked to notable improvements in stunting and underweight levels and moderate improvements in wasting in children younger than 5 years. These findings highlight the effectiveness of this large, country tailored initiative focused on agriculture and food security and have important implications for the future of this and other nutrition interventions worldwide.

scholarly journals The future of financing for HIV services in Uganda and the wider sub-Saharan Africa region: should we ask patients to contribute to the cost of their care?

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Kakaire ◽  
Walter Schlech ◽  
Alex Coutinho ◽  
Richard Brough ◽  
Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Hiv Services ◽  
The Future ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Cost
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