Results: 23

Willingness of WHO staff to work in health emergencies in the African Region: opportunity for phased deployment of staff and ensure continuity of health services

Pan Afr. med. j; 47 (NA), 2024
A human resource base that ensures appropriate deployment of staff to emergencies, addressing different shock events in emergencies, without disrupting continuity of service is germane to a successful response. Consequently, the WHO Health Emergencies programme in the African Region, in collaboration wit...

Verbal and social autopsy of adult deaths and adult care-seeking pattern in mozambique, 2019-2020

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 108 (5), 2023
In sub-Saharan Africa, recent data about causes of adult death and care-seeking during illnesses are limited. This analysis examines adult deaths using verbal and social autopsy data from a nationally and provincially representative sample registration system in Mozambique. Causes of death among those 18...

Benefits and challenges of consolidating public health functions into a National Public Health Institute: a policy analysis

Health policy plan; 38 (3), 2023
National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) around the world vary in composition. Consolidated organizational models can bring together critical functions such as disease surveillance, emergency preparedness and response, public health research, workforce development and laboratory diagnosis within a singl...

Atlas of African health statistics 2022: Health situation analysis of the WHO African Region

The population of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) African Region was estimated to be 1 120 161 000 in 2020 and about 14.4% of the world’s population of 7 758 157 000. It was 8 billion in 20211 . It is the third largest population among the WHO regions after South-East Asia and the Western Pacif...

A qualitative synthesis of the impact of infertility on the mental health of African women

Infertility is a reproductive problem that affects all gender, race, or social class. In many African countries, the burden of infertility is usually associated with economic, psychological, and socio-cultural factors. This review aimed to explore the factors that impact the mental health of African wome...

Conceptualization and practices in digital health voices from Africa

African Health Sciences; 22 (1), 2022
This paper presents voices from Africa on digital health in Africa. These voices were gleaned during interviews and an online, focus group session in May 2020, during which 30 experts across Africa, among others from the South, were asked about their experiences and observations on the conceptualization ...