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Abstract Part of preventing maternal mortality is ensuring that all mothers have adequate access to health services. This study aims to examine and qualify the relationship between maternity waiting homes and reduction in maternal mortality and stillbirth. This study utilized literature reviews from...

This article examines the high morbidity rates in children living with sickle cell disease in Nigeria through the lens of political economy. In Nigeria, 150,000 babies are born with sickle cell disease annually. Child mortality among children living with sickle cell disease in Nigeria becomes...

Background: The 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was of unprecedented magnitude with a total of 28,616 suspected, probable, and confirmed cases reported in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The international humanitarian community utilized its expertise in rapid response...

Violence Against Children and Mental Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis This study finds that programs that address violence against children in Sub-Saharan African nations are lacking and therefore, high-quality services must be enacted by local governments...

Background: Drawing on an analysis of water access and supply in Cape Town (South Africa) and Accra (Ghana), we illustrate that neoliberal and human right to water-oriented transformations co-constitute each other discursively, practically, and in policy implementation. Focusing on the transfer of...

This study examines the relationship between wealth inequality and water availability in Sub-Saharan Africa. This unique perspective highlights that not just scarcity harms equal access to water but also political factors such as sanitation services and political systems. Background: The realization...

21st century research in urban WASH and health in sub-Saharan Africa: methods and outcomes in transition Using a literature review, the authors investigate which WASH-related research areas are most common. The results indicate that more attention should be paid to chronic conditions and...

Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled trial The study analyzes the effectiveness of WASH interventions on reducing the prevalence of child diarrhea and stunting in Kenya.