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1. COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region: an urgent call for reliable, disaggregated and openly shared data

   

   Most Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are not publicly reporting comprehensive and disaggregated epidemiological data on COVID-19. Long-standing underinvestment and undervaluation of data is exemplified by the COVID-19 pand

   Publication year: 2021 Publisher(s): BMJ Global Health Author(s): Wehbe, Sarah | Fahme, Sasha A. | Rizk, Anthony | Mumtaz, Ghina R. | DeJo ...

2. Factors Influencing Undernutrition Among Children Under 5 Years from Cocoa-Growing Communities in Bougainville

   

   In Papua New Guinea, half of the children under the age of five are undernourished. This is more than double the global average. By using data from a comprehensive 2017 cross-sectional livelihoods survey in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, this stud

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): BMJ Global Health Author(s): Hall, Jessica | Walton, Merrilyn | Van Ogtrop, Floris | Guest, David | ...

3. Effectiveness of Clinical Training on Improving Essential Newborn Care Practices in Bossaso Somalia: A pre and postintervention study

   

   This research article analyzes the feasibility of implementing the essential newborn care component of the Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Field Guide in Bosaso Somalia. The essential newborn care intervention package encompasses training health

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): BMC Pediatrics | Save the Children US | Save the Children Internat ... Author(s): Amsalu, Ribka | Morris, Catherine N. | Hynes, Michelle | Had, Hussein Jama | ...

4. The Socioeconomic Dynamics of Trends in Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Across Africa

   

   This article explores the socioeconomic dynamics of changing prevalence in female genital mutilation-cutting (FGM/C) across Africa. Among the findings is the suggestion that, as countries transition from higher to lower prevalence of FGM/C, the socioecono

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): BMJ Global Health Author(s): Batyra, Ewa | Coast, Ernestina | Wilson, Ben | Cetorelli, Valeria

5. 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

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): BMJ Global Health Author(s): Salami, Bukola | Iwuagwu, Stella | Amodu, Oluwakemi | Tulli, Mia | Nd ...

6. Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Service Delivery during Conflict in Yemen: A case study

   

   At the time of writing, Yemen is one of two countries identified by the United Nations (UN) Inter-Agency Standing Committee as a level three emergency, indicating the need for large-scale response to meet immediate humanitarian needs. The health system in

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): BMC, BioMed Central Author(s): Tappis, Hannah | Elaraby, Sarah | Elnakib, Shatha | Abdulghani AlShawaf, Nagiba A. | ...

7. Not Just Money: What mothers value in conditional cash transfer programs in India

   

   In low- and middle-income countries, conditional cash transfers have functioned as an important policy tool used to increase demand for key maternal and child health services. However, the increase of service use through these programs has had variable su

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): BMJ Global Health Author(s): Rao, Krishna D | Kachwaha, Shivani | Kaplan, Avril | Bishai, David

8. 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

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): BMJ Global Health Author(s): Adedokun, Sulaimon T | Sanni, Yaya

9. Learning from Exemplars in Global Health: A road map for mitigating indirect effects of COVID-19 on maternal and child health

   

   To minimize these negative indirect effects, countries will need to consider all domains of health systems, including demand, supply, resources, and social determinants. To this end, learning from countries that have improved health outcomes amid other cr

   Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): BMJ Global Health Author(s): Phillips, David E. | Bhutta, Zulfiqar A. | Binagwaho, Agnes | Boerma, Ties | ...

10. Effects of Terrorist Attacks on Access to Maternal Healthcare Services: A national longitudinal study in Burkina Faso

    

    Improvements in access to healthcare are likely to disappear if new barriers are introduced or former barriers are reinstituted. Common barriers for women's access to healthcare are user-fees and distance as well as poor quality. One aspect that remains u

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): BMJ Global Health Author(s): Druetz, Thomas | Browne, Lalique | Bicaba, Frank | Mitchell, Matthew I. | ...

11. Trends and Inequalities in the Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls and Adult Women in Sub-Saharan Africa Since 2000: A cross-sectional series study

    

    The rate at which the double burden of malnutrition is unfolding has limited evidence. Through analyzing 102 demographic and health Surveys from 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa between 1993 and 2017, this study quantifies trends and inequalities and nu

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): BMJ Global Health Author(s): Jiwani, Safia S | Gatica-Domínguez, Giovanna | Crochemore-Silva, Inacio | Maïga, ...

12. Child Marriage Practices Among the Rohingya in Bangladesh

    

    Child marriage is a significant threat faced by millions of girls each year. Marriage at young ages can pose multiple threats to young girls’ lives, health, and future prospects, including an increased risk of intimate partner violence, higher maternal mo

    Publication year: 2020 Publisher(s): BMC, BioMed Central Author(s): Melnikas, Andrea J. | Ainul, Sigma | Ehsan, Iqbal | Haque, Eashita | Am ...

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