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The annual conference for the Research on Improving Systems of Education (or RISE) program took place last week. It’s a great opportunity to see some of the latest research on education in low- and middle-income countries. This year, scholars shared lots of research on teachers, technology, long-term trajectories of educational interventions, and more.

Jul 26, 2023 // Historic, booming population growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is often cast as a unique challenge, but it also offers unique opportunities, with global socio-economic consequences for both. Developing the region's human capital will be key to building a brighter future, writes NewGlobe's Soji Akinyele.

CHICAGO — A mobile health-based electronic decision support system did not lead to better control of BP or HbA1c, according to the mWellcare study results presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.The researchers conducted the trial to evaluate a system offering electronic clinical decision support and task sharing to assist management of patients with hypertension or

Education

School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic have “severely ruptured” the social and emotional development of some of the world’s poorest children, as wel

School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic have "severely ruptured" the social and emotional development of some of the world's poorest children, as well as their academic progress, new evidence shows.

The Oyo State government has assured of continuous collaboration with researchers and development partners in the provision of evidence-based education

Ethiopia's speed schools give child labourers a second chance

LOYA, Ethiopia, Nov 25 When Genet's father died four years ago, it cut short her fledgling studies, forcing the 12-year-old Ethiopian girl to drop out of school and take a babysitting job to help he

An accelerated schooling programme is helping Ethiopian children resume studies cut short by conflict, child labour, and poverty.