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The National Health Research Authority (NHRA) in Zambia institutionalized the D2P program and conducted a workshop to establish plans to advance five policies that were developed during previous D2P trainings. Notably, two policies focused on folic acid fortification and improved access to life-saving equipment for maternal mortality prevention are moving toward policy implementation
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DIP supported Papua New Guinea’s National Department of Health to develop and present data briefs on maternal mortality, immunizations, supervised birth deliveries, and health sector budget gap and performance for public health action.
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The Thailand Ministry of Public Health pilots condensed Data Impact Program trainings to advance the data use skills of government staff
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At the 2023 Festival de Datos, a global data conference held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the Data for Health Initiative team led sessions on civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) and public health surveillance before a gathering of global health and data experts from 93 countries.
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The Data for Health Initiative hosted a panel event, “Advancing Equity: Improving Population Health through Gender Mainstreaming in Policy” in an effort to foster greater regional collaboration and knowledge sharing on gender.
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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.
