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750,000 people are estimated to be food insecure. This number may magnify as households continue to recover from impacts of COVID-19. Over 63% of household surveys were responded to by female heads and 37.5% of the Key informant respondents were women. Women and children continue to be more dispr ... more
There has been a rapid expansion of cash-based, social protection programmes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in recent years as Governments increasingly realise the enormous benefits cash transfers offer (World Bank, 2018). In fact, as an investment in human capital and inclusive economic development, ... more

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in sub-Saharan Africa

Awokola, B.I.; Amusa, G.A.; Jewell, C.P.; et al. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (2022) CC2
The article provides a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and risk factors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It highlights that COPD is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the region, with prevalence rates ranging from 1.7% ... more
WFP in Namibia collaborated with partners to strategically transition from emergency food relief interventions towards transformative and sustainable food systems assistance. As part of this plan, WFP aims to transfer management of these projects to the Namibian government, thereby contributing to t ... more
This Preventing SRGBV guide is intended to enable you to facilitate all 5 days of the course along with the classroom presentation and the participants’ workbook. It includes suggestions for talking points, guidance for activities, and say/do/tell cues and help for implementing activities. The ide ... more
In 2022, Namibia had an estimated population of 2.6 million people, where 51 per cent per cent are females and 52.5 per cent of households in urban areas, with fast-growing urban informal settlements which lack access to basic services. Namibia has a young population; 42 per cent are children (0-17 ... more
Only 10 per cent of households have electricity. Less than one half (46 per cent) of the households use basic sanitation facilities. Three in every four of the household population had basic drinking water services. More than one third of under-5 Malawian children (boys 39 per cent than girls 32 per ... more
On 31 May 2022, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Namibia – Angola Office handed over equipment to the Namibian Federation of the Visually Impaired (NFVI), at their head office in Windhoek. The main objective of this handover is to support the federation with equipment including a Perkins Braille ... more
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022 Apr 5;22(1):284. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04619-w. Adolescent reproductive health is still a challenge in Low and Middle Income Come Countries (LMICs). However, the reasons for the inability of most pregnant adolescent girls to access and utilize maternal and child heal ... more
Strengthening health financing to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage. Total Government Health Expenditure exceeds the commitment by African Union member states to commit at least 15% of their budgets to the health sector. With a sector allocation of 16.6% of total budget in 2022/ ... more
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Access to safe and voluntary family planning is an inalienable human right that cannot be denied. In 2022, UNFPA continued to work with Government and partners to make this a reality in Namibia by providing strategic support to the national family planning programme and ensuring universal access ... more
Malawi is a small and beautiful country in south-central Africa. It is divided into three administrative regions: south, central and north. The regions are further subdivided into 28 districts. The Southern Region is the most densely populated, while the Northern Region is the least populated.
UNICEF Malawi and its partners are prioritizing renewable energy solutions for children and communities across the country to access clean and affordable electricity, with a focus on hard-to-reach, rural communities unable to access the national electricity grid.
The RTA covered UNICEF’s response to COVID-19 from March 2020 – when WHO declared the disease a pandemic – until January 2021. Further, the RTA applied a broad and cross-cutting lens to all 21 UNICEF county offices across the region, focusing on six case study countries: Kenya, Madagascar, Nam ... more
Namibia recorded its first COVID-19 case on 14 March 2020, with cumulative cases reaching 15,773 and 118 deaths by 10 December 2020. Namibia has done relatively well to contain the outbreak. However, positivity rates have shown a consistent increase above 5 percent in quarter 4 of 2020, necessitati ... more
Reflecting its commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Namibia volunteered to undertake a second national review of the SDGs in 2021. The focus is on three SDG dimensions, namely, Economic, Social, and Environmental. These three dimensions are comprehensively integrated in ... more
Concerned that the prevalence of Child Marriage in Malawi, at 42 per cent, is one of the highest in the Sub-Saharan Africa; and that cases of child marriage continue to rise despite the various interventions on the ground. If unabated, Child Marriage inflicts significant socio-economic and political ... more
Challenges and Opportunities. This report presents a comprehensive assessment of the education and labor markets for nurses in the ECSA region. It documents the main challenges to train and deploy nurses and discusses opportunities for government and private sector employers to overcome these chall ... more