Africa's quest to achieving improved health status and meeting the Millennium Development Goals targets cannot be … mortality, as a development indicator. A unique dataset comprising 44 sub-Saharan African countries spanning from 1970 to 2010 … citizens in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa, at least in the long run. Whilst there is evidence of more private and public …

Has massive distribution of insecticide-treated-nets contributed to the reduction in in- fant mortality in Sub …-Saharan Africa over the past 15 years? Using large household surveys collected in 16 countries and exploiting the spatial correlation … contrast, in highly malarious rural areas where bednet coverage reached high levels, above 75% of households, infant mortality …

Africa. Our results suggest that close to 40% of asset inequality within countries are due to inequality of opportunities … with it. In addition, inequality of opportunity is strongly correlated with child and maternal mortality and other measures …