Field epidemiology training program fellows from 10 Asia-Pacific countries developed skills in scientific writing and transforming data into evidence, which serves as a foundation for evidence-based public health.
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The CDC Foundation and Zambia’s National Health Research Authority held a Data to Policy Training of Trainers to build regional facilitation and mentoring capacity.
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The CDC Foundation and Vital Strategies organized a CRVS data use workshop at the National Symposium and Stakeholder Consultation to Strengthen the Mortality Information System in India in February 2026.
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Data Impact convened 37 health economists from 19 countries to strengthen local capacity for evidence-based health policy decision-making.
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Bangladesh’s National Bulletin of Public Health launched a new website in December 2025 to more efficiently deliver public health information to health workers and the public and to monitor interest.
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.
