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Background: Maternal mortality has for long been a serious problem that is engulfing the lives of many childbearing (pregnant) women mostly in the developing countries as a result of many contributory factors. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 focuses on improving maternal health, with target 6...

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...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One woman dies per minute in childbirth around the globe. Almost half of these deaths occur in SubSaharan Africa. Despite the progress made in many countries in increasing the availability of maternal healthcare, the majority of women across Africa remain without full access to...

The Black Mamas Matter toolkit is a resource for advocates who are concerned about the health and well-being of black women and girls. It takes a human rights based approach to maternal health, identifying the rights of pregnant and birthing parents and the corresponding role of government to ensure...

Global Study on the Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism: Regional Report Sub-Saharan Africa This study looked at five Sub-Saharan African nations to analyze the impact local efforts have had on the prevalence of sexual exploitation of children both locally and globally.

This chosen video from a selected series of the UChicago Social Protection Conference explains how innovative economic strengthening research can improve health, education, and well-being outcomes of vulnerable children. ...

Curriculum Development around Parenting Strategies to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Program Collaboration Between Families Matter! and Global Dialogues This study analyzes programmatic intervention methods, specifically those that relate to parenting, to better...