D2P Program modules were integrated in FETP’s curriculum and used to support the institutionalization of the program in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
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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 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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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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A D2P policy brief recommendation informed Cambodia’s decision to expand screening services and vaccination campaigns to address the country’s growing cervical cancer burden.
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A regional training in Nairobi, Kenya equipped African public health leaders to deliver a health economics modeling training, creating a sustainable network for evidence-informed policy development.
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Zimbabwe conducted its first D2P Program and the Ministry of Health has advanced recommendations from a policy brief focused on reducing maternal mortality.
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Using skills gained through the D2P program, the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka has conducted a thorough analysis of its Universal Health Coverage policy with recommendations to be integrated in the next version of the policy.
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Data Impact organized a regional Train-the-Trainers training in Africa to institutionalize the Data to Policy program and strengthen capacity of local facilitators who will help implement the training.
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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, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Howard University, The Pacific Community, and the World Health Organization.
