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Hitting malaria where it hurts: household and community responses in Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Each year at least 300 million cases of malaria result in more than a million deaths worldwide. Ninety percent of these deaths are in sub-Saharan Africa and most are children under five years old.DocumentThe reality of water provision in urban Africa
International Policy Network, 2006This paper examines water and sanitation delivery in urban settings in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper draws on examples from several African countries including Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Ivory Coast, and Tanzania.DocumentAid does raise economic growth in Africa – indirectly
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Despite receiving large amounts of aid, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has a poor economic growth record. This has led some observers to conclude that aid to Africa has been ineffective. But this is not the case. Aid has contributed to growth in Africa, mainly by financing investment, which in turn contributes to growth.DocumentRehabilitation of degraded lands in Sub-Saharan Africa: lessons learned from selected case studies
European Tropical Forest Research Network, 2004This synthesis document brings together the findings of African forest scientists operating under the umbrella of the Forestry Research Network of Sub-Saharan Africa who compiled case studies of land rehabilitation from all major ecological regions in Western- Eastern and Southern Africa.DocumentCustomary land delivery practices in African urban areas
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004Urban poor people in sub-Saharan Africa, often excluded from formal systems of land management, increasingly obtain shelter through other means. Informal systems to deliver land in cities borrow features from rural customs.DocumentInfrastructure is the key to poverty reduction in Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005African infrastructure development lags behind other regions. The lack of rural roads, telecommunications, electrification and water services is weakening poverty reduction efforts. Poor infrastructure directly affects poverty and requires urgent attention.DocumentUsing mid-level cadres as substitutes for internationally mobile health professionals in Africa: a desk review
Human Resources for Health, 2004This article, from Human Resources for Health, examines the experiences of using substitute health workers (SHW) in Africa. The review focuses mainly on physicians and reviews data from Tanzania, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Ghana. Findings demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of using SHWs and higher rates of retention within countries and in rural communities.DocumentMeeting greenhouse gas targets and supporting development: a win-win situation?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005In 1997, as part of the Kyoto Protocol, industrialised countries agreed to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One method for achieving their targets is to invest in projects that reduce GHG emissions in other countries.DocumentSurvival and success among African manufacturing firms
Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 2004This paper examines why African economies have remained largely unsuccessful despite competition-enhancing economic reforms. In this paper, the authors consider the roles of learning, competition and market imperfections in determining three aspects of firm performance, namely firm exit, firm growth and productivity growth.