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Women and Girls empowerment: Are public policies enough? Author: Precious Ozemoya Abstract There are still the existence of discriminatory laws and practices which affect Women and Girls around the world. This paper tackles such issues within Africa which have an impact on Women and Girls...

Labour Market Intervention Project: A shift towards long-term economic resilience and recovery for women and children in Khana LGA By Annie Maurice Ekanem Ph.D. (Social Policy Officer, UNICEF Port Harcourt Field Office) and Dr. Guy Yogo (Chief Field Office, UNICEF Port Harcourt Field Office) Amid...

COVID-19 preventive measures have been labelled a luxury the poor cannot afford. Rivers is one of the states in Nigeria implementing these policies; with the greatest impact on its most vulnerable populations. This blog post assesses the readiness status of the poorest households in Rivers State in...

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...

Roughly 15,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed annually among American children. Eighty percent of these children ultimately are cured, which is a remarkable medical success story. But in sub-Saharan Africa, where about 100,000 new cases of pediatric cancer occur annually and 90 percent of those...

Key figures on Child Mortality on the Sub-Saharan region in Africa. Newborn and Child Mortality Estimates Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest risk of death in the first month of life and is among the regions showing the least progress. However, Sub-Saharan Africa has seen a faster decline in its...

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...

This report examines the persistent and rising problem of child hunger as a driver of child mortality in Africa and includes key findings, lessons learned, and policy recommendations. Key Findings and Messages Child hunger is unacceptably high and on the rise Millions of children in Africa go hungry...