Countdown to 2030 Initiative for Women, Children and Adolescents’ Health in Africa Posted on 16/09/2019 (16/09/2019) by joshua PUBLICATIONS RESOURCES // PUBLICATIONS Briefing Papers Countdown to 2030 Initiative for Women, Children and Adolescents’ Health in Africa Policy Engagement and Communications September 2019 Globally, there has been substantial progress in reducing maternal and deaths such that between 1990 and 2015, maternal and under-five child mortality declined by 44% and 58% respectively. 12 However, maternal mortality remains unacceptably high, especially in developing countries. At least two-thirds of all annual maternal and child deaths worldwide occur in sub-Saharan Africa Beyond inequities across countries and regions, significant inequities within countries persist. Download CONTRIBUTORS Head of the West Africa Regional Office Cheikh Mbacke Faye Cheikh is currently the Head of the APHRC West Africa… View Profile Advocacy Project Manager Lynette Kamau Lynette leads the Eastern Africa Health Policy and Research Organization,… View Profile SIMILAR PUBLICATIONS Briefing Papers Why lowering the age of consent to sexual and reproductive health services is beneficial for adolescents’ health and wellbeing Newsletters IMMUNIZATION ADVOCACY INITIATIVE SEPTEMBER BULLETIN Briefing Papers Countdown to 2030 Initiative for Women, Children and Adolescents’ Health in Africa Policy brief Contextual Drivers of Success in Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence and Insights from Within and Across 7 Countries in Africa Journal Articles Cocreated regional research agenda for evidence-informed policy and advocacy to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in subSaharan Africa Briefing Papers Child marriage – An appraisal of Zimbabwe’s proposed Marriage Bill, 2019 Organizational Policy APHRC’s Approach to Policy Engagement