Editorial: The Use of Routine Health Data in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Frontiers in Public Health

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Jim Todd¹  Michael Johnson Mahande² 

[1] London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, United Kingdom;Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College

关键词: data;    public health;    LMIC = low;    and middle-income countries;    Africa;    health information;    routine data;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2020.00413

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

In most high income countries, routinely collected health data are regularly used to informpolicy, and provide real-time updates of health concerns. Techniques and applications have beendeveloped for a wide range of data, both aggregated data and for individual patient data. However,in low and middle income countries (LMIC) routinely collected data have not been used quiteas much, partly because the data are not so easily available, and partly due to the dearth of dataprofessionals to analyse the data (1). There have been several initiatives to increase the numbersof data professionals in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and to improve their skills. This topic aimed toexplore the extent to which routine data for health are being used across LMIC and how this wasbeing led by African researchers.

【 授权许可】

CC BY