�㽶��Ƶ News - sub-Saharan Africa

Smart phones are empowering women worldwide

webfull — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 13:35:40 +0000

By giving women access to information they otherwise wouldn’t have, mobile phones are transforming lives. Putting smart phones in women’s hands could be a powerful tool to support sustainable development goals in the developing world, according to researchers from �㽶��Ƶ, University of Oxford and Bocconi University.

Published: 25 June 2020

Child marriage remains widespread in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa

webfull — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:03:24 +0000

Published: 13 March 2017

Preventable deaths of children with HIV

webfull — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:28:48 +0000

McGill Newsroom

Reducing opportunistic infections such as TB in children with HIV could save both lives and money

Published: 19 July 2016

Divorce: on the decline in sub-Saharan Africa

webfull — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:52:38 +0000

With education, employment and income levels all rising for women in sub-Saharan Africa, many observers have speculated that divorce rates would follow suit – as they have in much of the developed world. But a new study by �㽶��Ƶ researchers finds that divorce rates across 20 African countries over the past 20 years have remained stable or declined.

Published: 16 December 2015