SDG 3 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Emerging Public Health Issues
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2025) | Viewed by 772
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue invites original research articles, reviews, commentaries, etc. that address the pressing public health challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa. We seek contributions that explore the complex interplay of social, economic, environmental, and political factors that shape health outcomes in this region.
Potential topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- The impact of climate change on health;
- Emerging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance;
- Mental health and psychosocial well-being;
- Non-communicable diseases and their burden;
- Maternal and child health;
- Nutrition and food security;
- Access to healthcare and health systems strengthening;
- Health policies and interventions;
- Health equity and social determinants of health;
- Migrant health;
- Wellbeing in marginalised/vulnerable groups.
We encourage submissions that employ innovative research methodologies and contribute to evidence-based policymaking. Interdisciplinary collaborations and studies that address the unique context of Sub-Saharan Africa are particularly welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this important field.
Prof. Dr. Julian David Pillay
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sub-Saharan Africa
- emerging public health issues
- global health
- epidemiology
- public health policy
- health disparities
- social determinants of health
- non-communicable diseases
- infectious diseases
- health systems strengthening
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