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The Heterogeneous Effects of Illiberal World Society on Child Health, 1960–2024
ABSTRACT Objective This study theorizes how and empirically analyzes the extent linkages to illiberal world culture shape child mortality. Methods I test these arguments using fixed‐effects panel regression models of worldwide country‐year data from 1960 to 2024. Results Affiliations with illiberal intergovernmental organizations and the global density
Steven A. Mejia
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Challenging Small-scale Farming, A Non-parametric Analysis of the (Inverse) Relationship Between Farm Productivity and Farm Size in Burundi [PDF]
We use a nonparametric estimation of the production function to investigate the relation- ship between farm productivity and farming scale in poor smallholder agricultural systems in the north of Burundi.
Vandamme, Ellen +3 more
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Financing of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Africa: A Scoping Review
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is a critical intervention for cervical cancer prevention in Africa; however, program uptake and scale‐up remain limited due to financing constraints. This scoping review mapped existing evidence on HPV vaccine financing in Africa, identifying prevailing funding mechanisms, cost ...
Kafayat Aminu +10 more
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Bulletin Officiel du Burundi no 9/2003
Document collected by the University of Texas Libraries from the web-site of the Reseau Documentaire International Sur La Region Des Grands Lacs Africains (International Documentation Network on the Great African Lakes Region).
REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI
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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Alcohol consumption during pregnancy poses notable risks to maternal and foetal health, yet its prevalence and impact in Nigeria remain understudied. This narrative review aims to initiate conversations around the current state of alcohol intake by expectant mothers in Nigeria and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD ...
Stephen I. Azumara +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn and other forms of neonatal jaundice remain important causes of morbidity and mortality among children under five worldwide. Despite improvements in prevention and treatment such as Rh screening, phototherapy, and exchange transfusion, the burden remains uneven across regions. This
Chalie Mulugeta +7 more
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ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha +2 more
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From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
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African Economic Growth Revisited
ABSTRACT This paper presents an updated analysis of the patterns of economic development in Africa over the last 60 years. The analysis stresses the heterogeneity of development trajectories among sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries. We examine the joint dynamics of income and population in 35 SSA countries.
Jean‐Paul Chavas, Daniel W. Bromley
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Anticipating Denied Futures: Temporalities of Protracted Refuge Among Congolese in Kampala
ABSTRACT This article develops a temporal perspective on protracted displacement by analysing the experiences of Congolese refugees in Kampala. It argues that displacement is both a spatial and a temporal condition, in which asylum and resettlement regimes are experienced as dispossessing refugees of their capacity to orient themselves toward the ...
Alessandro Gusman
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