Global Grants Program (Data for Health Initiative)

Global Grants Program (Data for Health Initiative) is sponsored by Vital Strategies (funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Gates Foundation). This program provides financial and technical support to low- and middle-income countries to improve systems that collect, analyze, and use data for public-health decision making.

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Browse our publications, fact sheets, special reports, video campaigns and other materials. Data for Health Global Grants Program The Global Grants Program provides financial and technical support to government partners, through a competitive process, to implement discrete projects which improve systems that collect, analyze and use data for public health decision-making. grants since the program started in 2019.

countries that have implemented Data for Health, supporting all global regions. $13 million committed over 133 projects in 58 countries. The Global Health Advocacy Incubator Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ggpinfo@vitalstrategies.

org data4health@vitalstrategies. org Launched in 2019 to expand the reach of the Data for Health Initiative, the Global Grants Program provides financial and technical support to low- and middle-income countries to improve systems that collect, analyze and use data for public-health decision making. Through a competitive process, countries identify and implement a discrete project to address a relevant public health priority.

Country partners, health experts who are intimately familiar with the needs of their local health systems and communities, are the driving force behind all Global Grants activities.

The program follows the lead of country experts, expanding on lessons learned from previous data intelligence work, and promoting regional collaboration among countries addressing similar issues, including the sharing of best practices and technical expertise. The Global Grants Program funds projects focused on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, Data Impact, and Cancer Registries.

Within these categories, project proposals are encouraged to further consider the equity dimensions of proposed work. To Learn More Visit D4Hglobalgrantsprogram.

org Download Program Overview The Global Grants Program has so far committed over $13 million across 133 projects in 58 countries in Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America to strengthen public health systems and support the use of data in policymaking and planning.

Data in Action: Accelerating Gender Equity and Inclusion About the Data for Health Programs The Data for Health Initiative is a global effort supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Gates Foundation . The Initiative provides technical and financial assistance to low- and middle-income countries worldwide to improve public health data.

Vital Strategies serves as an implementing partner in the Initiative, with several programs related specifically to data improvement and public health intelligence: The Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Program assists governments in strengthening their systems for counting every birth and death and for monitoring the causes of death; the Data Impact Program supports governments to maximize the use of data to enhance public health policymaking and decision-making; the Cancer Registries Program provides assistance to governments in establishing and strengthening population-based cancer registries; and the Global Grants Program provides funds to government and local experts to implement discrete projects focused on data for public health decision-making.

Latest News from Data for Health Global Grants Program Vital Strategies Shares Health Data Expertise at the World Data Forum 2024 Counting Every Life: Colombia’s Approach to Inclusive Civil Registration for Hard-to-Reach Communities Ecuador Scores a Legislative Victory for LGBTQ+ Rights Centering Country Ownership and Leadership: The Data for Health Initiative’s Approach Data in Action: Accelerating Gender Equity and Inclusion Advancements in Cancer Staging in Africa Making Sure Everyone Counts by Counting Everyone Using data to end gender disparities in health: Q&A with Joan Sara Thomas Global Grants Program Welcomes First Anglo-Caribbean Partner “Unless we commit to urgent action and collecting the data that brings femicide into focus,… Data for Health Global Grants Program Resources Effect of women empowerment on treatment-seeking practice for sexually transmitted infections among women in Ethiopia This study was designed to explore the association between gender issues and married reproductive-age Ethiopian women's low rate of seeking treatment for sexually transmitted infections.

Health effects associated with exposure to intimate partner violence against women and childhood sexual abuse: a burden of proof study The authors of this systematic review comprehensively searched seven electronic databases for literature on intimate partner violence-associated and childhood sexual abuse-associated health effects.

Following Following he burden of proof methodology in a systematic literature review, the authors of this study evaluated the evidence strength linking intimate partner violence and/or childhood sexual abuse to health outcomes supported by at least three studies.

A new tool for evaluating health equity in academic journals; the Diversity Factor This article argues that the current approach to evaluating a journal's impact does not speak to a researcher’s contribution to furthering health outcomes for all populations. The article proposes the implementation of a Diversity Factor to fulfill this need and supplement the current metrics.

The Data Impact Program of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative collaborates with governments to expand the use of data to enhance public health policymaking. The Initiative, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Government of Australia, provides technical assistance to low- and middle-income countries worldwide to improve public health data systems.

Many low- and middle-income countries struggle to use public health data to inform policy decisions. This is partially due to a shortage of epidemiologists and… Analysis of Deaths Due to Gender-Based Violence: An Autopsy-based Cross-sectional Study from Mumbai Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a dire and pervasive issue globally with 1 in 3 women affected in their lifetime.

This new report summarizes key findings from a study that analyzed data from 10 autopsy centers in Mumbai for over 1,460 cases of female deaths. E-NNOVATE- Electronic innovations in cancer registration With electronic medical records (EMRs) becoming more common, greater opportunities have emerged for them to be used as a data source for population-based cancer registries.

To explore this issue, international partners have collaborated to form the E-NNOVATE Project. Vital Strategies – Cancer Registries Program The Cancer Registries Program, included under the Bloomberg Data for Health initiative, works with ministries of health and their partners to establish, strengthen and expand population-based cancer registries and use the data for policymaking.

CRVS Systems Improvement Framework e-learning course Strengthening civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems can be challenging. Based on lessons learned from countries around the world, the CRVS Systems Improvement Framework provides countries with the tools to assess and improve their CRVS systems and processes. This self-guided e-learning course is designed to help learners implement the Framework.

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