Category Archives: Africa

Health Inequalities amongst People of African Descent in the Americas, 2005–2017: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Authors: Sandra del Pino, Sol Beatriz Sánchez-Montoya, José Milton Guzmán, Oscar J. Mújica, Juan Gómez-Salgado and Carlos Ruiz-Frutos Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Published online: 8 September 2019 Abstract: Ethnic inequalities are often associated with social determinants of health. This study seeks to identify the latest scientific evidence on inequalities in […]


Six Practices to Strengthen Evaluation of Global Health Research for Development

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ESSENCE on Health Research Published online: 26 May 2016 Abstract The ESSENCE on Health Research initiative of funders has published a new good practice document: Six Practices to Strengthen Evaluation of Global Health Research for Development. It is the result of 25 funding organizations coming together to agree on best practices and to advocate for […]


Planning, monitoring and evaluation: Framework for research capacity strengthening

ESSENCE Good practice document series
Published online: 24 February 2016


Prioritizing action on health inequities in cities: An evaluation of Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) in 15 cities from Asia and Africa

Social Science & Medicine, Volume 145, November 2015, Pages 237–242


Breakthrough FFD3 outcome sets positive tone for global change

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Available online : 3 August 2015


Strengthening the protection of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the African region through human rights

Charles Ngwena, Ebenezer Durojaye
Pretoria University Law Press, 2014


Progress towards universal health coverage in BRICS: translating economic growth into better health

Public Health Foundation of India, ISID Campus, Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, New Delhi 110070, India.
American University of Armenia, School of Public Health, Yerevan, Armenia.
Health, Nutrition and Population, The World Bank, Washington, United States of America.
Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
10 March 2014


Socioeconomic inequalities and mortality trends in BRICS, 1990–2010

Bulletin of the World Health Organization.
Volume 92, Number 6, June 2014.


The role of communication inequality in mediating the impacts of socioecological and socioeconomic disparities on HIV/AIDS knowledge and risk perception

International Journal for Equity in Health
Published online: 2014


Global and regional estimates of violence against women Prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence

South African Medical Research Council
Published online: 2013