Africa: Precision Maps Reveal Significant Health And Education Disparities Within African Nations

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Seattle – A new scientific study finds that while nearly all nations in Africa have at least one region where children's health is improving, not a single country is expected to end childhood malnutrition by 2030, an objective of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The study, covering 2000 to 2015, and another study on years of education, map the entire African continent in 5x5 square kilometer units and were published today in the journal Nature. National and provincial maps of education and nutrition in Africa often hide inequalities at the community level, according to researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.

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