Health facility data are a critical source of local and continuous health statistics. Countries
have introduced web-based information systems that facilitate data management, analysis …

Subnational inequalities have received limited attention in the monitoring of progress
towards national and global health targets during the past two decades. Yet, such data are …

Introduction There are concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
continuation of essential health services in sub-Saharan Africa. Through the Countdown to …

Childhood stunting is a public health concern in many low-and-middle income countries, as
it is associated with both short-term and long-term negative effects on child cognitive …

Background Improving child nutritional status is an important step towards achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 3 in developing countries. Most child nutrition …

Background Although the majority of postpartum women indicate a desire to delay a next
birth, family planning (FP) methods are often not offered to, or taken up by, women in the first …

ObjectiveWe sought to identify factors associated with linear growth among under-5 children
in two urban informal settlements in Nairobi. DesignWe used longitudinal data for the period …

Abstract Background In Senegal, unintended pregnancy has become a growing concern in
public health circles. It has often been described through the press as a sensational subject …

Introduction Evidence on the rate at which the double burden of malnutrition unfolds is
limited. We quantified trends and inequalities in the nutritional status of adolescent girls and …

Objective To investigate whether sub-Saharan African countries have succeeded in
reducing wealth-related inequalities in the coverage of reproductive, maternal, newborn and …