The Center for Strategic and International Studies published in November 2016 a study titled "Imperiling Progress: How Ethiopia's Response to Political Unrest Could Undermine Its Health Gains" by Janet Fleischman and Katey Peck.
The authors conclude that the current political crisis presents serious risks to advancing women's and children's health since the ongoing violence and extensive restrictions associated with the state of emergency could disrupt access to health services and reverse the fragile gains.
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Child Survival in East Africa and the Horn
Save the Children released in May 2013 an 88-page report titled "Surviving the First Day: State of the World's Mothers 2013." Pages 27-28 contain a summary of the situation in sub-Saharan Africa and pages 31-35 have the global birth day risk index.
Sub-Saharan Africa is by far the riskiest region to be born. The 14 countries with the highest first-day risk rates are in sub-Saharan Africa. As a region, sub-Saharan Africa's first-day mortality rate is 12 per 1,000 live births. Poor health among African mothers contributes to high rates of first-day death for babies. Serious maternal undernutrition is common in the region, where 10-20 percent of women are underweight. Especially large numbers of underweight mothers are found in Ethiopia (24 percent), Madagascar (28 percent)and Eritrea (38 percent).
Across the region, less than 16 percent of women use a modern method of contraception. Contraceptive use is lowest in Somalia (1 percent) and Chad (2 percent). Mothers in Malawi, Mali, Somalia and Zambia have six children on average. Niger has the highest fertility rate in the world at nearly seven children per woman.
On average, only half the women in the region received skilled health care during birth. In Ethiopia, Niger and South Sudan, more than half of all women receive absolutely no skilled prenatal care. The most severe shortages of health workers are found in Guinea, Niger, Sierra Leone and Somalia, where there are fewer than two skilled health workers for every 10,000 people.
The lowest ranked country globally for first-day mortality rate per 1,000 live births is Somalia at 18 followed by the DRC, Mali, and Sierra Leone at 17, Central African Republic at 16, Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad, Burundi and Guinea-Bissau at 15.
Other countries in East Africa and the Horn ranked as follows. Djibouti had a first-day mortality rate of 12 per 1,000 live births. Ethiopia and Sudan had 11. Uganda had 10. Tanzania and Kenya had 9 and Eritrea had 8.
Sub-Saharan Africa is by far the riskiest region to be born. The 14 countries with the highest first-day risk rates are in sub-Saharan Africa. As a region, sub-Saharan Africa's first-day mortality rate is 12 per 1,000 live births. Poor health among African mothers contributes to high rates of first-day death for babies. Serious maternal undernutrition is common in the region, where 10-20 percent of women are underweight. Especially large numbers of underweight mothers are found in Ethiopia (24 percent), Madagascar (28 percent)and Eritrea (38 percent).Across the region, less than 16 percent of women use a modern method of contraception. Contraceptive use is lowest in Somalia (1 percent) and Chad (2 percent). Mothers in Malawi, Mali, Somalia and Zambia have six children on average. Niger has the highest fertility rate in the world at nearly seven children per woman.
On average, only half the women in the region received skilled health care during birth. In Ethiopia, Niger and South Sudan, more than half of all women receive absolutely no skilled prenatal care. The most severe shortages of health workers are found in Guinea, Niger, Sierra Leone and Somalia, where there are fewer than two skilled health workers for every 10,000 people.
The lowest ranked country globally for first-day mortality rate per 1,000 live births is Somalia at 18 followed by the DRC, Mali, and Sierra Leone at 17, Central African Republic at 16, Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad, Burundi and Guinea-Bissau at 15.
Other countries in East Africa and the Horn ranked as follows. Djibouti had a first-day mortality rate of 12 per 1,000 live births. Ethiopia and Sudan had 11. Uganda had 10. Tanzania and Kenya had 9 and Eritrea had 8.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
President Obama announced at the G-8 Summit that more than 45 international and African companies have committed more than $3 billion for specific agricultural investments. This is new money provided by the private sector. The U.S. government has contributed $301 million to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program of its pledge of $475 million. Leaders from Ghana, Tanzania and Ethiopia launched the New Alliance with the G-8 at the Camp David Summit. Those three countries will be among the first to benefit from the initiative. The program is expected to expand rapidly to Mozambique, Burkina Faso, and Cote d'Ivoire.
Click here for more information on the New Alliance.
Click here for more information on the New Alliance.
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