Women's empowerment and nutritional status of children in the Gambia: further analysis of the 2020 Gambia demographic and health survey.

Empowering women and the promotion of children's health are key components of the Sustainable Development Goals targeted for achievement by 2030. The survival of young children, which depends on their nutrition, is influenced by an interaction of factors at the household level. This study aims to investigate the association between women's empowerment and undernutrition among children under age 5 using The Gambia Demographic Health Survey (GDHS) 2019-20.

Efficiency of immunization service in the Gambia: results of a stakeholder analysis.

Objective: The literature demonstrates that conducting a stakeholder analysis to better understand the immunisation context and to involve the stakeholders in the assessment improves the quality and relevance of the assessment and increases the use of results by policy makers thereby ensuring that the programme provides efficient services. This stakeholder analysis is part of a study to assess the sustainability of the expansion of the expanded programme of immunisation in The Gambia. This paper reports and discusses the results of the study on the dimension of attaining high levels of technical efficiency of immunization programmes.