CDC Around the World: Data Matters!

CDC Around the World: Data Matters!

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

CDC is helping partners understand why data matters for global health. View full-sized photo

Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Data Matters

CDC Ebola Updates

In the News

On the Calendar

Blog of the Week

DATA MATTERS Frontline health workers have incredibly tough jobs. Almost always they have competing priorities, with only a limited number of resources at their disposal. These are the doctors, nurses and support staff who work at the point of care. These are the people who deliver our babies, help keep us healthy, and heal us when we are sick. Because health workers have so many competing priorities, certain less visible tasks—like recording and reporting of health data—can slip through the cracks. When people don’t know where they fit into the bigger picture, time-consuming and tedious tasks like recording vaccine doses in a child health register can seem trivial. They might not realize how the data they collect and report are used to monitor, evaluate, and improve health services and why the accuracy of the data is so important…read blog

Infographic of the Week

DATA MATTERS: BETTER INFORMATION, BETTER DECISIONS, BETTER PROGRAMS, BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL View full-sized infographic

Video of the Week

THE BETTER IMMUNIZATION DATA INITIATIVE The Better Immunization Data (BID) Initiative is grounded in the belief that better data, plus better decisions will lead to better health outcomes. Led by PATH with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the BID Initiative's vision is to empower countries to enhance immunization and overall health service delivery through improved data collection, quality, and use. This short video outlines the BID Initiative concept and the issues it aims to solve through a country-owned, country-led approach…watch video

Story of the Week

FOSTERING OWNERSHIP OF CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION DATA IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Imagine having to balance your check book to decide if you could afford to make a major purchase if you had no idea of how much money you have in your account or how much you’ve spent. The best you can do is guess. In order to effectively balance your check book and make your purchase, you need accurate information (data). In the same way, immunization programs need accurate and timely data to make effective programmatic decisions…read story

CDC Ebola Updates

Latest Outbreak Info The World Health Organization has reported 27,550 cases of Ebola and 11,235 deaths worldwide…read more Q & A on Ebola New Communication Resources for Guinea-Bissau More resources on the CDC Ebola website >>

In the News

Driven to Extinction The Scientist July 1, 2015 Ebola and Malaria The Lancet June 23, 2015 Ebola to blame for more malaria deaths in west Africa The Conversation June 23, 2015 Advancing TB Test Technology, Where It Matters Most New York Times June 12, 2015

On the Calendar

July 11: World Population Day July 28: World Hepatitis Day August 1-7: World Breastfeeding Week