PPT-Drivers of Increased Contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa: Case studies from Malawi,

1 African Women Leaders Network for Reproductive Health and Family Planning Meeting Intercontinental Hotel Nairobi 15 th October 2012 Nyokabi Ruth Musila PhD Introduction to AFIDEP. Classical Time Period. 1000 B.C.E.-500 C.E.. Politics. Stateless Societies . Family/Kin based. Rise of Monarchies. Rise of . Nok. Civilization in Western Africa. Nok. Civilization. Economy. Africa -> Agricultural in general. An Outrageous Raid in sub-Saharan Africa. Poverty . is the shortage of common things such as food, clothing, shelter and safe drinking water, all of which determine the quality of life.. The area now covered by the Sahara desert is cooler and wetter than it is now, although at this date it is getting dryer. Farming peoples are slowly spreading along the north African coast, and down the fertile strip of land along the river Nile is already home to a dense population of . Sarah Saxon. Location. Sub-Saharan Africa lies south of the Sahara Desert- shaded green. Ceremonies. The . Bira. A Shona religious ceremony involving spirit possession. Mbira. players- musical specialists who perform at ceremony. (1750 – 1900). By Charles Ma. The Old Africa: . Pre-Imperialistic Era. New African States. Nationalism in Africa: The Zulus. The . Nguni. people had farmed and raised cattle in south-east Africa.. _________________________________. CAPT Richard W. Niska, MD, MPH, USPHS. Resident Advisor (Nigeria). Malaria Branch. Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, CDC. 18 May 2016. What is malaria?. Parasite (. Early African Development. Bantu were a language group from west Africa. used . iron tools to clear lands and cultivate crops. grew . yams, millet, and . sorghum. . increasing . food supply. population growth strained. Kingdoms, Diffusion, and Change. The Importance of a Desert. Not just physically, but also culturally and politically, Africa is divided by the Sahara desert. The Sahara is the world’s largest desert. CH. 18. I. Effects of Early African Migrations: Agriculture & Population Growth. Bananas. . - entered sea lanes by the Indian Ocean. . - Cultivation in Madagascar moved E. African mainland. . -Enabled Bantu to increase food supply, enrich diets, and expand. East Africa. Sudan, south . sudan. , Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, . kenya. , Uganda Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and . djibouti. Great Rift System. The Great Rift Valley is a series of large valleys and depressions on Earth’s surface. Eventually it will be filled in by the Red Sea and Eastern Africa will no longer be attached to the rest of Africa. . Francisci. WG.4. Climate. The . equator. runs through the middle of Africa through the Democratic Republic of the . Congo. .. Climates found . north. of the equator are . similar. to the climates found . Stefan Baral, FRCPC CCFP. Key Populations Program, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Outline. Global Epidemiology of HIV among Gay men and other MSM. Epidemiology of HIV among MSM in Sub Saharan Africa. Noa’a Shimoni MD MPH. Medical Director, Student Health Services at Rutgers Health Sciences Campus. Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine. Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Conflict of interest. Christine Dehlendorf, MD MAS. Biftu Mengesha, MD. Angeline Ti, MD MPH. Structure of Course. Part 1: Overview of shared decision making. Part 2: Role-playing. Part 3: Case-based exercises . Part 1. Outline.