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What do snakes, flat batteries, limited privacy, and identifying a suitable cut-off point have in common? As I recently observed, they are some of the many challenges that can occur when conducting an impact evaluation in a remote village. On a recent trip to Ghana, we observed baseline data...

Africa is home to approximately two-thirds of the global population living with HIV and—despite a decline in HIV infection rates and AIDS mortality—the epidemic continues to take a toll across the continent. At the same time, Africa is home to 15 of the 20 countries with the highest prevalence rates...

Worldwide, nearly 800 women die every day due to mostly preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. More than half of these deaths occur in fragile states torn by armed conflict and generalized violence. For women living in sub-Saharan Africa, the adult lifetime risk of maternal...

This opinion argues that the international community must take notice of the crisis in South Sudan to more effectively coordinate a response to its humanitarian crisis including issues such as famine and water insecurity. The opinion concludes that the mechanism that could best mediate the conflict...

This economic forum piece shares both the strides and areas of improvement for humanitarian action in Africa. The author was the president of the International Rescue Committee. Background: Africa is changing dramatically – and so are outsiders’ attitudes toward it, with the US finally seeming...