Basic data and statistics are at the core of all health systems. Without them, it would be impossible to analyse evidence and extract action-oriented knowledge for decision making.
Atlas des données sanitaires de la région Afrique (2011) - source OMS...
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Basic data and statistics are at the core of all health systems. Without them, it would be impossible to analyse evidence and extract action-oriented knowledge for decision making.
Atlas des données sanitaires de la région Afrique (2011) - source OMS
Clearly, the data should be of the highest quality possible. They should be timely, valid, accurate, derived and analysed by sound methods, consistent, comparable, and repeatable. This publication presents in numerical and graphical formats the best data available for key health indicators in the 46 countries of WHO’s African Region. Although there have been considerable improvements in data collection and analysis and notable examples of success, this is not the case with all the data collected in the Region. Countries have worked long and hard, and with varying degrees of success, on strengthening their national health information systems. Nevertheless, there continue to be gaps in the system.
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