Introduction The costs associated with cancer diagnosis, treatment and care present
enormous financial toxicity. However, evidence of financial toxicity associated with cancer in …

Based on a systematic review of the last 20 years of empirical research grounded in
institutional theory, we identify some of the main norms of conducting research in this …

In recent times, social security has been one of the most popular instruments for promoting
human development worldwide. Nearly all countries of the world have implemented some …

What explains the varied ways that Africans practice citizenship on an everyday basis? And
how does the extent of state building (or neoliberal unbuilding) in a particular context affect …

Mkandawire identifies three types of welfare regimes in Africa based on the insight that tax
and expenditure regimes are closely associated. The author highlights historical legacies in …

It is commonly assumed that the advent of democracy tends to bring about social welfare
improvements. Few studies, however, have examined empirically the impact of third-wave …

The agriculture system is under pressure to increase production every year as global
population expands and more people move from a diet mostly made up of grains, to one …

There is a general unawareness of food crops indigenous to the African continent that have
contributed to Western culture. This under-appreciation is particularly relevant in the current …

Over the past 20 years, organizations to provide commercial nursing services, mainly to the
sick and debilitated elderly, have sprung up in Accra, Ghana. This article assesses the …

Africa is known both for having a primarily youthful population and for its elders being held in
high esteem. However, this situation is changing: people in Africa are living longer, some for …