Using open source platforms to collect and visualize data on health systems

The digitization of health management information systems (HMIS) is costly when taking account of the cost of computers, internet connectivity,…

Using hotlines to collect data on COVID-19

COVID-19 put a spotlight on the need to prepare for pandemics. Ending Pandemics has long been partnering with communities and…

Facilitating data sharing for pandemic preparedness

Countries are seeking ways to better prepare for future pandemics. In the United States, the White House Pandemic Preparedness Plan…

Providing financial support to surveys on gender-based violence

Donors play an important role in filling the gender data gap on violence. In 2020, the Bill and Melinda Gates…

Using existing toolkits to monitor sexual and reproductive health services during COVID-19

Toolkits are important in guiding healthcare practitioners in properly collecting data on healthcare services. In the context of the COVID-19…

Using gender to measure acute coronary syndrome

To measure gender and its association with risk factors in patients with premature acute coronary syndrome, researchers at McGill University…

Developing and using the Laws on Violence against Women and Girls Index

To understand the severity of gender-based violence across the world, global indexes can provide such information from a comparative analysis….

Using toolkits to strengthen population health surveillance during COVID-19

Health systems worldwide weakened during the COVID-19 pandemic. With weakened health systems, it is difficult to monitor population health and…

Using verbal autopsies to monitor COVID-19 deaths

During the COVID-19 pandemic, countries with weak civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems faced greater obstacles in collecting cause-of-death…

Using verbal autopsies to collect data on child and maternal health

Verbal autopsies can be used to supplement health surveys or civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in understanding childhood…