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The Secondary Impacts of COVID-19 on Women and Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa
This rapid review focuses on identifying evidence on the secondary impacts of COVID-19 on women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It aims to enable a greater understanding of the unique circumstances of women and girls in the region, which could assi
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The Health of Internally Displaced Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
Around 41,3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) were located around the world at the end of 2018. The same year, internal displacement in sub-Saharan Africa was higher than in any other region, with approximately 7,4 million people displaced due t
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Childhood Morbidity and its Determinants: Evidence from 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa
The global under-five mortality rate reduced from 93 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 39 per 1000 live births in 2018. Still, the rate increased in sub-Saharan Africa from 31% in 1990 to 54% in 2018. One of the main causes to these deaths is morbidity. In
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Fighting for Breath in Angola 2020: A call to action to stop children dying from pneumonia
Pneumonia is the world’s leading infectious killer of children, claiming the lives of more than 800,000 children under the age of five every year, more than 2,000 every day. It is a shocking demonstration of pervasive health inequities disproportionately
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Humanitarian Action for Children 2021- Angola
About 1.6 million people are facing food and nutrition insecurity due to climate changes in Angola. The rainfall is estimated to follow unusual patterns with both higher and lower levels of rain in different region. This will have a negative impact on the
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Nutrition in the WHO African Region
Today, nutrition is considered a fundamental pre-requisite to health and well-being, and a primary indicator of future human capital development. The first 1000 days of a child's life is especially crucial. Physical growth and cognitive development within
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Save the Children and The Global Fund Together Against HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria: Africa and Asia
Save the Children has considerable direct involvement with the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, mainly in Asia and across all three diseases, with an evolving partnership at the global level. This document presents Save the Children's key G
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Breaking the Cycle of Crisis: learning from Save the Children’s delivery of education in conflict-affected fragile states
Breaking the Cycle of Crisis presents expert synthesis of and reflections on four research-based evaluations of Save the Children’s Rewrite the Future work to improve the quality of children’s education in Afghanistan, Angola, Nepal and South Sudan.It is
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National Plan of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children. Establishing, reviewing and implementing National Plans of Action for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Southern and East Africa: Lessons learnt and challenges
The main purpose of the workshop held in Pretoria was to present Save the Children’s draft report of seven case studies in South Africa, Swaziland, Angola, Mozambique, Uganda, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, which documents efforts oriented towards the implementat
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Comparative Study on Practices in the Field of Return of Minors
This study on “best practices in the field of the return of minors” was carried out by ECRE, in strategic partnership with Save the Children, on behalf of the European Commission. The study looked at legislation and practice regarding the return of childr
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Child carers: Child-led research with children who are carers
This research report looks at the needs of child-carers in Nigeria, Uganda, Angola and Zimbabwe. The research consisted of a literature review and participatory child-led research in one site in each of the four African countries. The report identifies a
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Children and good governance. Policy Brief
Involving children in discussions about governance and ensuring that the realization of their rights is a measure of good governance can help improve government performance and build more effective states, especially in challenging environments. This brie