Background: The Sub-Saharan Africa region records the highest number of pregnancy-
related deaths and under-five deaths, presenting significant risks for women and children …

Introduction Health Sector Development Plans (HSDPs) aim to accelerate movement
towards achieving sustainable development goals for health, reducing inequalities, and …

Prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there was a
decrease in the maternal mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by 38%. This …

Introduction The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to disrupt the
availability and utilization of routine and emergency health care services, with differing …

ABSTRACT Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been a public health
threat of the 21st century. This pandemic has unexpectedly occurred, and countries have …

The spread of COVID-19 has been devastating for the millions of people who have been
infected by the disease and lost their lives, and the tens of millions of people who have lost …

Global response to COVID-19 pandemic has inadvertently undermined the achievement of
existing public health priorities and laregely overlooked local context. Recent evidence …

Women lack basic health care and education and are faced with life-threatening health
issues and high rates of mortality, which do not affect only women themselves but their …

Sub-Saharan Africa has persistently steep maternal mortality rates (MMR), accounting for as
much as 66% of the global share of maternal deaths. The region is also home to extremely …

Abstract The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to pose major health and
economic challenges for many countries worldwide. Particularly for countries in the African …