Tanzania is home to the third highest population of stunted children in Sub-Saharan Africa, with about 2.7 million … children under the age of five failing to reach their full potential of growth attainment compared with the reference … population as per the World Health Organization standards. Several studies have shown that stunted growth during childhood …

This paper assesses the quality of health care across African countries based on health providers' clinical knowledge … nationally representative, cross-sectional data from 10 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, collected using clinical vignettes …, unannounced visits, and visual inspections of facilities, this study assesses whether health providers are available and have …

cited determinants, the poorest, least-educated mothers and their children in Barisal have better health outcomes than the …Using recent Demographic Health Survey data for Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and …; dietary preferences related to religion and ethnicity; nutrition education; and administration of public health and nutrition …

In 2004, a landmark study showed that an inexpensive medication to treat parasitic worms could improve health and … school attendance for millions of children in many developing countries. Eleven years later, a headline in the Guardian …

Health care access is a challenge in rural areas in Africa. On the demand side, rural people are often poor, and … health care services provided is also often compromised. In Madagascar, the poor condition of the road network has long … hampered the sustainability of the medical supply chain in rural areas. The paper shows that people's demand for health care …