Child: Care, Health and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Prof. Ousmane Ndiaye. Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD), Pédiatrie-Hôpital d'Enfants Albert Royer de Fann-Dakar. oussoubane@gmail.com; ousmane2.ndiaye@ucad.edu.sn

Summary

In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 550 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy complications and childbirth — accounting for 66% of pregnancy and childbirth related deaths worldwide. Children under the age of five in sub-Saharan Africa are also 16 times more likely to die than in high-income countries due to poor access to quality healthcare services. In recent years, increasing priority has been placed on development policies for children in Sub-Saharan Africa.

In this seminar, we discuss the data about the care of children in sub-Saharan Africa and the role of policies to promote young children’s access to key childhood services.

Keywords

Sub-Saharan Africa; pregnancy complications; childbirth; childhood services; quality healthcare services; development policies