Faced with more stringent regulations and plummeting sales in the developed west, the tobacco industry’s future hinges on the hope of a sales boom in emerging markets in Africa and Asia. Africa, with its fast growing youthful population and rising prosperity, is even more appealing. This article discusses some of the hidden truths of the tobacco industry.
The District Health Barometer seeks to highlight, health system performance, inequities in health outcomes, and health resource allocation and delivery.
Listen to expert perspectives on the work of MEASURE Evaluation which develops approaches and conducts research for health information systems strengthening in low- and middle-income countries across the globe.
African policy makers are increasingly called on to use evidence-based research to inform development decisions. But this requires the rigorous collection of data as well as a coordinated system to disseminate it.
This increase is driven mainly by improvements in child survival, progress in malaria control and expanded access to antiretrovirals for treatment of HIV.