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POPULATION AND HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Population, Health, and Survival at INDEPTH Sites

POPULATION AND HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES <br> Population, Health, and Survival at INDEPTH Sites

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Vital Statistics

2002-11-14
Collecting data in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya can be a dangerous job. Household enumerators who work with the African Population and Health Research Center’s (APHRC) demographic surveillance system ...

CASE 3: Crunching the numbers

The lack of population-based data in many developing countries hinders the development of effective programs. In two districts of Tanzania, a demographic surveillance system (DDS) is providing vital information enabling health planners to determine the overall effectiveness of the health system and monitor the status of the population. As a result, they can plan and budget health care services more strategically.

CASE STUDY
Crunching the Numbers: Using evidence about the population's health helps to effect change

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EXTENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Fixing Health Systems@ 2004-09-02

IDRC PROJECT REPORTS
Fixing Health Systems@ 2004-08-27

The TEHIP ‘Spark’: Planning and Managing Health Resources at the District Level@ Stephanie Neilson and Terry Smutylo 2004-04-22
A case study by IDRC’s Evaluation Unit details how TEHIP has influenced public policy and decision-making in Tanzania’s health sector. The study also illustrates some of the challenges associated with sustaining the project’s achievements. Open file

CASE STUDY: Crunching the Numbers 2004
Using evidence about the population's health helps to effect change Open file

Brief No. 2: District Burden of Disease Profile@ 2003-09-11
Open file

Initial Studies on Health Inequalities in the Rufiji River Basin, Coastal Tanzania: Evidence from a Demographic Surveillance System@ Eleuther Mwageni, Honorati Masanja, Zaharani Juma, Devota Momburi, Yahya Mkilindi, Conrad Mbuya, Harun Kasale, Graham Reid, and Don de Savigny 2002-12-01
TEHIP Discussion Paper No. 3 Open file

TEHIP Interventions: An Overview@ Don de Savigny, Harun Kasale, Conrad Mbuya, Godfrey Munna, Leslie Mgalula, Ali Mzige, and Graham Reid 2002-03-01
TEHIP Discussion Paper No. 2 Open file

PART I. DSS CONCEPTS AND METHODS
Chapter 1. CORE CONCEPTS OF DSS@ 2002

PART III. INDEPTH DSS SITE PROFILES@ 2002

Implementation@ 1999-12-01

Interventions@ 1999-06-01

Health Impact Studies@
A community based research component

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