Meeting the Demand for Results and Accountability: A Call for Action on Health Data
Thursday, 25 November 2010 11:42
Written by Chan M, Kazatchkine M, Lob-Levyt J, Obaid T, Schweizer J, et al.
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in health requires different types of data, including levels and distribution of health financing, health workforce, service access and quality, intervention coverage, risk factors, and health status, which are derived from multiple sources. ... To improve data availability, quality, and use, each of these data sources need to be strengthened according to international principles and standards, including the Health Metrics Network framework for country health information systems.
Read the full article in PLoS Medicine.
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