“Health policy may be contributing to the rise in Caesarean sections in Africa”.

This is the topic addressed by 5 SciDev.net journalists (Idelette Bissu’u, Maghene Deba, Mardochée Boli, Julien Chongwang and Sandrine Gaingne) in their latest article dated 14/05/2024.

This publication highlights the growing concern about Caesarean delivery in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, we learn that while the proportion of deliveries by caesarean section in countries on the African continent is still below the 10% to 15% set by the WHO (as the ideal threshold beyond which the situation can be considered worrying), this proportion is rising rapidly…

Find out more about this article => https://www.scidev.net/afrique-sub-saharienne/scidev-net-investigates/la-politique-sanitaire-favoriserait-la-flambee-des-cesariennes-en-afrique/

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