In sub-Saharan Africa, ensuring equitable access to cesarean sections remains a significant challenge in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality, especially among disadvantaged populations. The situation is even more severe in slums, where financial barriers often prevent women from accessing costly healthcare services like cesareans. This paper examines access to emergency cesarean services for women living in the slums of Dakar, within the framework of Senegal’s free cesarean policy introduced in 2005. […]
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On September 16, 2024, 177,434 candidates who took their Malawi School Certificate Education (MSCE) eagerly waited to know how much […]
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“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” ~Alexander Den Heijer It […]
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Since 2020, APHRC, with funding from Gates Foundation and in collaboration with Local Implementing Partners in Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, […]
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Nearly 50% of 18-24 year olds experienced at least one form of violence before age 18 KAMPALA, September 12 2024 – […]
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The Challenging the Politics of Social Exclusion (CPSE) project is currently wrapping up its first phase of stakeholder engagements in […]
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This study explores the various aspects of care provided to mothers and newborns in urban informal settlements. The results highlight […]
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Despite massive interventions, maternal health statistics in Africa still reveal persistent unfulfilled goals and tasks. But, unfulfilled by whom, should […]
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APHRC’s Countdown to 2030 project has published new chartbooks summarizing results for Key Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health […]
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Civil registration and vital statistics are key for a country’s planning and the distribution of resources and services. Birth certificates […]
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NAIROBI, May 10, 2024– Surveys involving thousands of adolescents and their primary caregiver have shown the prevalence of mental disorders […]
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Ce rapport est rédigé par des chercheurs d’African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) basés au bureau de l’Afrique de […]
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Nairobi’s rapid population growth and unregulated urbanization have led to an increase in the number of people living in informal settlements. […]
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The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) has been at the forefront of addressing adolescent sexual reproductive health (ASRH) […]
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