Rwanda’s Data to Policy training led to an integrated immunization tracker (E-tracker) that improved vaccination coverage and informed national immunization policy.
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Data Impact launched two new tools on policy advancement and health economics to support the analysis for policy brief development and the advancement of proposed recommendations.
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The D2P Program in Cameroon prompted the development of policies and communication strategies that respond to the growing burden of breast cancer in the country.
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Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health modernized its Weekly Epidemiological Surveillance Record to improve quality, transparency, and collaboration—advancing data use and scientific communication in public health.
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Sri Lanka launched a comprehensive report on the implementation of its Universal Health Coverage policy and developed plans to advance key recommendations in the report.
Read MoreBloomberg Philanthropies | Data for Health Initiative
Today, approximately half of all deaths in the world go unrecorded; accordingly, health policy decisions are often based on inadequate information. Data for Health, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Gates Foundation, partners with countries to improve public health data and use of data for policymaking.
Collaborating institutions in the Initiative are: Vital Strategies, CDC Foundation, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Pan American Health Organization, U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific, U.N. Economic Commission for Africa, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Howard University, The Pacific Community, and the World Health Organization.
