Ethiopia has witnessed significant reductions in child mortality, undernutrition and communicable diseases, but more substantial and faster progress is still needed. ESSP Research Note 75, by Kaleab Baye and Kalle Hirvonen. Synopsis of Working Paper 144. Abstract: Ethiopia has witnessed significant reductions in child mortality, undernutrition and communicable diseases, but more substantial and faster progress […]
Accelerating progress in improving diets and nutrition in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 144, by Kaleab Baye and Kalle Hirvonen. Abstract: Ethiopia has witnessed significant reductions in child mortality, undernutrition, and communicable diseases, but more substantial and faster progress is still needed. The rise in obesity and in noncommunicable diseases, particularly in urban areas, is alarming and requires urgent policy and programmatic attention. Unhealthy diets […]
Women’s empowerment in agriculture and nutritional outcomes: Evidence from six countries in Africa and Asia
Although women’s empowerment and gender equality are associated with better maternal and child nutrition outcomes, recent systematic reviews find inconclusive evidence. This paper applies a comparable methodology to data on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), a recent internationally-validated measure based on interviews of women and men within the same household, from six countries […]
Food and nutrition security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during COVID 19 pandemic
ESSP Working Paper 143, by Kalle Hirvonen, Gashaw T. Abate, and Alan de Brauw . Abstract: We called by telephone a representative sample of 600 households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to assess household food and nutrition security status during the COVID‑19 pandemic. More than half the households indicated that their incomes were lower than expected and […]
COVID-19 prevention measures in Ethiopia: Current realities and prospects
ESSP Working Paper 142, by Kaleab Baye. Abstract: Immediately after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Ethiopia in March 2020, the Government of Ethiopia took several public health measures to prevent increased levels of infection These included closing all schools and restricting large gatherings and movements of people. Hand-washing and social distancing were the main […]
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