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What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

The challenges and experiences of stroke patients and their spouses in Blantyre, Malawi

Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi, 2019
Stroke is the second major cause of death and disability worldwide. Most stroke survivors experience various challenges due to physical and mental impairments which increase the burden on spouses during care.
Reuben Kalavina, E. Chisati, Nondwe B. Mlenzana, Margaret Wazakili   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Revisiting the Nexus Between Trade Liberalisation and Income Inequality: The Case of Sub‐Saharan African Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
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, Le Roi Nso Fils, Ulrich Kevin Kamwa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal determinants of optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding and their association with child undernutrition in Malawi (2015–2016)

BMC Public Health, 2019
Optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices are critical to prevent child undernutrition. Despite the occurrence of child undernutrition and widespread suboptimal feeding practices in Malawi, the association of breastfeeding and ...
Christine N. Walters, Hasina Rakotomanana, J. Komakech, B. Stoecker   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama, Ricardo Emanuel‐Correia, Fábio Duarte, Mário Augusto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contextualising Classics teaching in Malawi : a comparative study

, 2016
The thesis of this study is that Classical studies at the University of Malawi, Chancellor College, has been taught with almost no reference to its African context, yet the Classical world, as Ogilvie (1979:2) observed ‘is far removed in time, geography,
Nyamilandu, Steve Evans McRester Trinta
core  

Very early anthropometric changes after antiretroviral therapy predict subsequent survival in Karonga, Malawi

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral (ART) scale-up in Malawi has been achieved on a large scale based mainly on clinical criteria. Simple markers of prognosis are useful, and we investigated the value of very early anthropometric changes in predicting mortality ...
Munthali, F., Crampin, A.C., Mvula, Hazzie, Glynn, Judith R., Glynn, Judith R, Mwinuka, Venance, Crampin, Amelia C, Maman, D., Mvula, H., McGrath, Nuala, Jahn, Andreas, Maman, David, Munthali, Fipson, Ngwira, M.H., Glynn, J.R., Crampin, Amelia C., McGrath, N., Ngwira, Msenga Hc, Ngwira, Msenga H.C., Jahn, A., Mwinuka, V., Saul, Jacqueline, Saul, J., Kranzer, K., Kranzer, Katharina   +24 more
core   +1 more source

The increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases in low-middle income countries: the view from Malawi

International Journal of General Medicine, 2018
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally, the majority of these being due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, or diabetes.
Matthew Gowshall, S. Taylor-Robinson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies in sub‐Saharan Africa: A systematic mapping of literature between 2012 and 2022

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 51-62, April 2025.
Abstract Background High maternal mortality rates in sub‐Saharan Africa necessitate the need for aligned research focusing on prevalent causes and neglected conditions in the region. Objective This mapping review aimed to describe the characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies between 2012 and 2022 in sub‐Saharan Africa and identify gaps ...
Ijeoma Solarin, Cherlynn Dumbura, Darshnika Pemi Lakhoo, Kshama Chande, Gloria Maimela, Stanley Luchters, Matthew Chersich, for the HE2AT Center   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microcosting Analysis of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treatment in Malawi

Journal of Global Oncology, 2019
PURPOSE: To describe the cost of treating diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in Malawi under the following circumstances: (1) palliation only, (2) first-line cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP), (3) salvage etoposide ...
Matthew S. Painschab, Racquel E. Kohler, Edwards Kasonkanji, Takondwa Zuze, Bongani Kaimila, Richard Nyasosela, Ruth Nyirenda, Robert Krysiak, Satish Gopal   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source