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“…Background: Severe malaria, the number one cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa and Asia causes imminent death in an under-five child if left unattended to. …”
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“…Literature in the Sub Saharan Africa indicates that, delivery of quality care during follow up period for HIV exposed children is poor leading to high rates of loss to follow up. …”
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“…Dehydration is a major cause of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. In Zambia child mortality rate from diarrhoea is 68 deaths per 1,000 live births despite implementation of child survival interventions. …”
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“…However, evidence shows that utilization of pain relief measures during childbirth is very low in Sub Saharan Africa which includes Malawi. Furthermore, women’s experiences of childbirth pain and how they cope with pain have not been adequately explored in Malawi. …”
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“…According to the World Health Organisation(WHO), most people living with HIV and AIDS in Africa use also herbal medicines to treat opportunistic infections and obtain symptomatic relief. …”
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“…According to the World Health Organisation(WHO), most people living with HIV and AIDS in Africa use also herbal medicines to treat opportunistic infections and obtain symptomatic relief. …”
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“…In 2015, Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) population in Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 25% of new HIV infections, which is 6 times their male peers. …”
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“…The rising growth rate reflects a current fertility rate of 5.59 which is one of the highest in Africa (Malawi Government index mundi, 2010). Malalwi government and the World Bank (1997), states that low demand to family planning services has rendered the services ineffective, and hence the need to increase demand in order to bring effectiveness. …”
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“…The policy has been developed in line with international declarations which Malawi is a signatory and these are: Libreville Declaration on Health and Environment, held in Libreville in 2008, Ethekwini Declaration on Hygiene and Sanitation, 2008, Africa Health Strategy (of the African Union), 2007-2015, UN Millennium Declaration and subsequent Millennium Development Goals, 2000, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992 and the Alma-Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care, 1972. …”
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“…The profile will therefore facilitate information sharing nationally and also for cross-country comparisons, especially in the Sub Saharan Africa, and contribute towards producing regional HRH country profiles. …”
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“…The burden is high in the sub-Saharan Africa where there are over 11 million people living with HIV. …”
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“…In many areas of the world, and especially in Sub – Sahara Africa, utilization of maternal services is low. In low-resource settings, cost, distance, and the time needed to access care are major barriers for effective uptake of antenatal and particularly intrapartum services. …”
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“…Worldwide cervical cancer is the second most common form of cancer in women and the leading female cancer in sub-Saharan Africa, South America and South East Asia. It causes an estimated 275,000 deaths in the world annually with the highest prevalence being in the developing countries. …”
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“…Studies conducted, in high resource setting have shown the impact of hyperthermia on morbidity and mortality in the first 28 days of life, which has lead to better implementation of prevent measures. In sub-Saharan Africa, very limited data on the effect of hyperthermia on morbidity and mortality is available. …”
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“…The magnitude of maternal near-miss was very high compared to other parts of Africa and numerous preventable determinant factors were identified. …”
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“…There is low contraceptive use reported in most of sub-Saharan Africa including Malawi despite adolescents indulging themselves in risky sexual and reproductive health behaviours such as unprotected sexual activities. …”
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“…Malawi as a developing country in Africa is under pressure in achieving the quality care for stroke patients due to a number of problems which include; the increasing prevalence and incidents of stroke cases for the last century due to, changes in the environmental determinants and risk factors against limited health facilities to support the increasing demand for physiotherapy services. …”
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