Conducting remote household surveys during COVID-19

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, development organizations had to seek innovative ways in continuing statistical capacity operations. The…

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…

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…

Creating a gender-equitable school index to understand pass rates of girls

Higher schooling attainment for girls is associated with improved maternal and child health outcomes. In LMICs, girls drop out of…

Collecting data on homicides and assaults from news reporting

There is increasing concern among researchers about collecting data on sex and gender variables, yet many researchers are unsure of…

Integrating “Meaningful Connectivity” into household surveys

Currently, indicators on ICT focus on internet and mobile access and usage– while these indicators are important, they do not…

Improving on femicide data collection across Europe

Closing the data gap on femicides and gender-based violence involves seeking innovations in both data production and data use. Existing…

Ensuring sex-disaggregated data collection on voter registration and election turnouts

Collecting disaggregated data on election data provides insights gendered in gender differences in voter participation and turnout. UN Women and…