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COVID-19 Africa Rapid Grant Fund
The COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge that requires a global response informed by evidence.
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Eliminating Barriers to Women’s Participation in Science - A Study of the African Research Universities Alliance
In Africa, as globally, women academics are concentrated in disciplines other than the natural, physical, and applied sciences (horizontal segregation) as well as in junior ranks (vertical stratification).
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Strengthening engineering ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa
This project responds to the significant gaps that exist in advanced training and research in applied science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Examining effects of user fee abolishment for women and children in Burkina Faso
In April 2016, Burkina Faso became the first African country to introduce a national policy for universal and free healthcare for pregnant women, new mothers, and children under five.
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Responding to the challenge of adolescent perinatal depression
Adolescents experience a number of major neurobiological, hormonal, physical, and psychological changes, which present important risks to their health and well-being.
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Synergies in video edutainment: Child spacing and regional training for rollout in Bauchi, Nigeria (IMCHA)
Nigeria has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world.
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Results-based financing for equitable access to maternal and child health care in Mali and Burkina Faso (IMCHA)
In Mali and Burkina Faso, maternal and child mortality rates remain high. The governments of both countries are trying to increase access to and use of health care for women and children.
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Increasing Women's Access to Skilled Pregnancy Care in Nigeria (IMCHA)
Less than one-third of Nigerian women receive skilled care during delivery. This project will aim to reduce maternal and perinatal deaths by improving vulnerable women's access to healthcare services during and after childbirth.
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Video Edutainment: Impact on Maternal and Infant Outcomes in Toro, Nigeria (IMCHA)
Faced with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, Nigeria has identified maternal and child health as a priority issue.