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.
Learn MoreDIP 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.
Learn MoreThe 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
Learn MoreThe Thailand Ministry of Public Health pilots condensed Data Impact Program trainings to advance the data use skills of government staff
Learn MoreA D2P policy brief recommendation informed Cambodia’s decision to expand screening services and vaccination campaigns to address the country’s growing cervical cancer burden.
Learn MoreA 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.
Learn MoreZimbabwe conducted its first D2P Program and the Ministry of Health has advanced recommendations from a policy brief focused on reducing maternal mortality.
Learn MoreUsing 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.
Learn MoreData 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.
Learn MoreBloomberg Philanthropies | Data for Health Initiative
The Initiative, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies is providing technical assistance to 20 low- and middle-income countries worldwide to improve public health data systems. The Data Impact Program, focusing on data use, is one of three Initiative components; the other two components focus on data collection and quality: improving civil registration and vital statistics systems and developing new tools for noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance. Collaborating institutions in the Initiative are: Vital Strategies, CDC Foundation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the World Health Organization.