This article contributes to the understanding of other understudied effects international trade by analyzing its impact on informal economy in 24 countries Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over period 2000-2020. employs various estimation methods, including ordinary least squares, fixed effects, instrumental variables, and system generalized method moments. The results indicate that significantly reduc...

Abstract While it is commonly acknowledged that mini-grids are the new pathway to bridging high electricity access deficit in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), comparably few studies have assessed how existing regulations and tariff policies SSA affect their potentials attract number of private investments required scale-up deployments. Private investors’ participation particularly crucial meet annual ...

This article examines the current state of food safety preparedness and response in three representative countries sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Kenya, Senegal South Africa. We focus on foodborne diseases associated with microbial contamination animal-sourced foods. The results our analysis indicate that governments all have official programmes to limit mitigate effects outbreaks. However, populati...

Depression is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide the most common complication perinatal period. Women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are disproportionately impacted by depression. Maternal child health (MCH) clinics widely attended SSA, offering potential access point for depression screening. Yet, selection optimal screening instruments use within MCH SSA remains unclea...

The Challenge of Managing NonCommunicable Diseases in SubSaharan Africa In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), communicable diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria, are still responsible for the greatest burden of morbidity and mortality [1]. However, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are becoming a significant burden [1]. The Global Burden of Disease Study, conducted in 2001, showe...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether board characteristics moderate the relationship between capital adequacy regulation and bank risk-taking universal banks in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach uses 700 bank-year observations SSA 2009 2019. further two-step generalized method moments as baseline estimator. Findings finds that positively related overall li...

OBJECTIVES Persons from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are increasingly enrolled in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS). Cohorts from other European countries showed higher rates of viral failure among their SSA participants. We analyzed long-term outcomes of SSA versus North Western European participants. DESIGN We analyzed data of the SHCS, a nation-wide prospective cohort study of HIV-infected adu...

There is a growing interest and concern for understanding the interaction among human population growth and the sustainability of natural resources. In fact, many agrarian societies experienced an increasing frequency of wars, famines and epidemics during the periods of resource depletion. People from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have suffered the demographic consequences of famines, civil wars and...

OBJECTIVES Combination packages for HIV prevention can leverage the effectiveness of biomedical and behavioural elements to lower disease incidence with realistic targets for individual and population risk reduction. We investigated how sexual network structures can maximise the effectiveness of a package targeting sexually active adults in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with intervention components ...

Premium exemption for the poor is a critical step towards achieving universal health coverage in sub-Saharan Africa due to the large proportion of the population living in extreme poverty who cannot pay premium. However, identifying the poor for premium exemption has been a big challenge for SSA countries. This paper is a succinct review of four methods available for identifying the poor, outli...