Topic: Africa: Sub-Saharan

Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research - This report adds to the empirical and conceptual knowledge of the situation of older people in sub-Saharan Africa and makes practical suggestions for...

Board on African Science Academy Development - The National Academies recently initiated a program to assist African science academies in strengthening their capability to provide scientifically...

Bridge Builders: African Experiences With Information and Communication Technology (1996) - This volume tells 16 remarkable stories- first person accounts of how information and communication technologies have been successfully introduced...

Demographic Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (1993) - This overview includes chapters on child mortality, adult mortality, fertility, proximate determinants, marriage, internal migration, international...

Demographic Effects of Economic Reversals in Sub-Saharan Africa (1993) - This book examines the effects of economic downturns in recent decades on first marriages, first and second births, and child mortality in Botswana,...

Down to Earth: Geographical Information for Sustainable Development in Africa (2002) - In 1992, world leaders adopted Agenda 21, the work program of the 1992 U.N. Conference on Environment and Development. This landmark event provided a...

Effects of Health Programs on Child Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (1993) - This book examines the effects of health interventions on infant and child mortality. Discussions of levels and trends of infant and child mortality...

Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use in Sub-Saharan Africa (1993) - This book discusses current trends in contraceptive use, socioeconomic and program variables that affect the demand for and supply of children, and...

In Her Lifetime: Female Morbidity and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (1996) - The relative lack of information on determinants of disease, disability, and death at major stages of a woman's lifespan and the excess morbidity and...

Lost Crops of Africa: Fruits and Vegetables - This report, issued together in two volumes discussing fruits and vegetables, will continue an evaluation of underexploited African plant...

Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grains (1996) - Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis. Some observers question whether this...

Lost Crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables (2006) - This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food...

Population Dynamics of Senegal (1995) - This volume, the last in the series Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, examines key demographic changes in Senegal over the past several...

Scientific Data for Decision Making Toward Sustainable Development: Senegal River Basin Case Study Summary of a Workshop (2003) - Scientific databases relating to the environment, natural resources, and public health on the African continent are, for various reasons, difficult...

Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa (1993) - This examination of changes in adolescent fertility emphasizes the changing social context within which adolescent childbearing takes place....

The Economics of Antimalarials - Malaria remains the leading killer of children in Africa and a significant cause of morbidity among adults and children in Africa, Asia, and focally,...