Author(s): Streatfield PK, Alam N, Compaoré Y, Rossier C, Soura AB, Bonfoh B, Jaeger F, Ngoran EK, Utzinger J, Gomez P, Jasseh M, Ansah A, Debpuur C, Oduro A, Williams J, Addei S, Gyapong M, Kukula VA, Bauni E, Mochamah…
Author(s): P. Kim Streatfield, Wasif A. Khan, Abbas Bhuiya, Syed M.A. Hanifi, Nurul Alam, Eric Diboulo, Ali Sie, Maurice Ye, Yacouba Compaore, Abdramane B. Soura, Bassirou Bonfoh, Fabienne Jaeger, Eliezer K. Ngoran, Juerg Utzinger, Yohannes A. Melaku, Afework Mulugeta, Berhe…
Author(s): Streatfield PK, Khan WA, Bhuiya A, Hanifi SM, Alam N, Millogo O, Sié A, Zabré P, Rossier C, Soura AB, Bonfoh B, Kone S, Ngoran EK, Utzinger J, Abera SF, Melaku YA, Weldearegawi B, Gomez P, Jasseh M, Ansah…
Author(s): Sankoh O, Byass P. DETAILS Year published: 2014 Published by: Glob Health Action Reference: 7:25590. doi: 10.3402
Author(s): Michele Ramsay and Osman Sankoh Michele Ramsay and Osman Sankoh; as members of the AWI-Gen study and the H3Africa Consortium (2015). African partnerships through the H3Africa Consortium bring a genomic dimension to longitudinal population studies on the continent. International Journal…
Author(s): Osman Sankoh Osman Sankoh on behalf of the INDEPTH Network and partners (2017). Why population-based data are crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. International Journal of Epidemiology, Editorial. 1–4 doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx010 DETAILS Year published :2017 Publication year: 2017 Published…
Abstract Author(s): Nicholas Henschke, Anna Mirny, Joke A Haafkens, Heribert Ramroth, Siwi Padmawati, Martin Bangha, Lisa Berkman, Laksono Trisnantoro, Yulia Blomstedt, Heiko Becher, Osman Sankoh, Peter Byass and John Kinsman Abstract The INDEPTH Training & Research Centres of Excellence (INTREC) collaboration developed a training programme to strengthen social determinants of health (SDH) research in…
PRESENTATION 11 APR 2017 ATTACHMENTS INDEPTH intro slides – 11 April 2017-min.pdf
PRESENTATION 11 APR 2017 ATTACHMENTS Building Cooperative Data Sharing Networks in LMICs-min.pdf
The State of the Network in 2016 by Osman Sankoh Executive Director PRESENTATION 11 APR 2017 ATTACHMENTS State of the Network – AGM 2016 in Kampala, Uganda, November 2016-min.pdf
Strategic Plan 2017-2021 ATTACHMENTS INDEPTH Strategic Plan 2017-2021 Presentation.pptx
India, Population: 90 639 website KEM Hospital Research Centre (KEMHRC) Vadu Rural Health Program (VRHP) functions with a mission “to Provide evidence-based, sustainable and rational health care solutions for the rural population using globally relevant community-based ethical research” is a division…
Bangladesh, Population: 225 000 website ICDDR,B Matlab HDSS was established in 1966, following a population census conducted by Cholera Research Laboratory. Since then, the Matlab HDSS has maintained the registration of births, deaths, and migrations, in addition to carrying out periodical…
India, Population: 90 240 Profile All India Institute of Medical Sciences The Ballabgarh Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS), also known as the Comprehensive Rural Health Services Project (CRHSP) Ballabgarh, is located in north India and was established in 1961 to…
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Kenya, Population: 182 000 Profile Kenya Medical Research Institute/CDC NYANDO HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE SITE (NHDSS) AHERO CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT, KISUMU-KENYALOCATION AND PROFILE The Nyando HDSS site is located in Nyando Sub- County, Kisumu County. The sub-county covers an area of…
Ghana, Population: 266 000 website NAVRONGO HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE SITE (NHDSS)NAVRONGO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE, GHANA The Navrongo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NHDSS) site is located in the Kassena-Nankana District of the Upper East region of Ghana. The district covers…
Burkina Faso, Population: 66 508 website National institutes of medical research, IRSS, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (CRUN) MRC, Agogo, is located in Agogo within the Asante Akim North District of Ghana, MRC extends its reach tocover the Asante Akim Central…
Mozambique, Population: 129 485 website MANHIÇA HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE SITE (MHDSS) MANHIÇA HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE / MANHIÇA FOUNDATION The Manhic¸a Health Research Centre, established in 1996 in a rural area of southern Mozambique, currently follows around 92 000 individuals living…
Kenya, Population: 184 222 Profile KEMRI/Walter Reed Project The Kombewa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) grew out of the Kombewa Clinical Research Centre in 2007 and has since established itself as a platform for the conduct of regulated clinical trials, nested studies…
Ghana Population: 533 566 website KINTAMPO HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE SITE (KHDSS)KINTAMPO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE, GHANA KHRC is located in the middle belt of Ghana in the Bono East Region, covering an area of 22,952 km2. The region experiences distinct dry…
Senegal, Population: 40 286 website KEUR SOCE HDSS/ UNIVERSITY CHEIKH ANTA DIOP (UCAD) The Keur Soce HDSS covers 74 villages with an estimated total population of 40,286 inhabitants within 2759 households. The Site is located in a rural area in the region…
Uganda, Population: 101 499 IGANGA – MAYUGE (IMHDSS) MAKERERE UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND POPULATION RESEARCH (MUCHAP) The Makerere Centre for Health and Population Research IMHDSS covers a total population of 101,499. The Iganga Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (IMHDSS)…
Tanzania, Population: 120 000 website Ifakara Health Institute Situated in the heart of the Kilombero Valley in southeastern Tanzania, the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) stands as a beacon of research excellence, contributing significantly to the advancement of public health initiatives in the region.…
Burkina Faso, Population: 120 000 Groupe de Recherche Action en Sante (GRAS), Burkina Faso Established in January 2008, the Groupe de Recherche Action en Santé (GRAS) is an internationally renowned private legal research institute situated in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, renowned internationally. The institute…
Ghana, Population: 184 993 website Malaria Research Center (MRC), Agogo MRC, Agogo, is located in Agogo within the Asante Akim North District of Ghana, MRC extends its reach tocover the Asante Akim Central Municipal Area. Encompassing two municipalities, Asante Akim North…
Ghana, Population: 150 000 website Dodowa Health Research Centre The Dodowa Health Research Centre (DHRC) was created as part of the agreements between the Government of Ghana and the British Oversees Development Agency (ODA now DFID) to have an operation research…
Ethiopia, Population: 77 898 website University of Gondar DABAT RESEARCH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR, ETHIOPIA Dabat HDSS, also called the Dabat Research Center (DRC), was established at Dabat District in 1996 by the then Gondar College of Medical Sciences. Currently the…
Nigeria, Population: 44 000 website CROSS RIVER HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (CRHDSS)UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR The Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) at the University of Calabar serves as a vital research platform enhancing the Nigerian National Health Management Information…
Mali, Population: 38 000 website Kenya Medical Research Institute The surveillance site is in the district of Bandiagara and operates within the Bandiagara Malaria Program (BMP) which was initiated as an NIH-supported collaboration between the Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC) at University…
Ghana, Population: 100,000 website KNUST-IVI COLLABORATING CENTRE AND DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCESITE (RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH) DSS POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS: The KNUST-IVI Collaborative Centre (KICC) has a total population of about 100,000. About 60% of the population are in Agogo, the capital…
A consequence of the rapid, often complex changes taking place in patterns of disease and risk is a widening gap between population needs and the capacity of health systems to meet these. This is reflected in many countries’ weak performance…
This group seeks to examine the relationship between migration, health and poverty at nine INDEPTH member HDSSs with the aim of contributing to an empirical understanding of the dynamics between migration and health in Africa. The Multi-Centre Analysis of Dynamics…
Global environmental change has significant implications for human health, particularly in low-income settings. National and local indicators are needed to monitor the impacts of environmental changes on population health. HDSS sites provide the best longitudinal data for monitoring health in…
The Wellcome Trust, UK has published a press release on its website on the Studies of the Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Demographic Sites (SEEDS) conducted at INDEPTH member sites in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania. Ngugi AK et…
Title: Optimising the impact and cost-effectiveness of child health intervention programmes of vaccines and micronutrients in low-income countries Acronym: OPTIMUNISEContract/Grant agreement number: FP7-HEALTH-F3-2011-261375 EC contribution: 2.999.970 €Duration: 66 monthsStarting date: 01/03/2011 Third report: 01-03-2014 to 31-08-2015 Project context: Child health programmes in low-income countries are…
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The project seeks to use the unique position of the INDEPTH platform of health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSSs) in Africa and Asia to understand the impact of various health sector reforms on the population particularly the poor and vulnerable…
What is INTREC? The WHO’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health (SDH) argued in 2008 that the dramatic differences in health status that exist between and within countries are intimately linked with degrees of social disadvantage. These differences are unjust…
Annual Progress Reports 2009 The past year seems to have gone by very fast almost like an hour, yet it is indeed a whole year and so soon it is time to reflect on one year post INDEPTH@10. Being an organisation that is so…
Annual Progress Reports 2010 There is so much to recall in the past year and I would not like to belittle or leave out any of the several landmarks that were recorded. At the same time also time and space constraints will not permit…
Annual Progress Reports 2011 When the year 2011 began I was cautiously expectant of what the Network would be able to achieve within the year. One year on I can say it has been quite challenging but in the setbacks that…
Annual Progress Reports 2012 It is not easy even to begin to contemplate describing the year 2012 within the context of a Network that is as formidable as INDEPTH –challenging, difficult, successful, rewarding, hopeful, interesting? Indeed I think 2012 has been all of these…
Annual Progress Reports 2013 THE YEAR 2013 was a very successful one for INDEPTH. Perhaps its most notable achievements were the launch on July 1 of the world’s first online demographic and health data repository, the INDEPTH Data Repository (www.indepth-ishare.org(link is external)),…
Annual Progress Reports 2014 There was very good news for INDEPTH during 2014 when the Network’s Board Chair, Prof. Marcel Tanner, was named among the world’s most productive researchers in the last 112 years of health systems research. Marcel was…
Annual Progress Reports 2015 INDEPTH in 2015 further strengthened effective data management systems and harmonised data across member centres alongside the training of a new generation of data managers and scientists. Among the key accomplishments during the year was the…
Annual Progress Reports 2016 Summary of Progress in 2016 in Relation to Strategic Objectives Objective 1: To strengthen the capacity of INDEPTH member centres to conduct longitudinal health and demographic studies Drafting Strategic Plan 2017-2021One of the key achievements this…
The main objective was to measure coverage of fully immunized child (FIC) using existing prospective data routinely collected by INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) centres. Three specific objectives were defined: For the first objective, the coverage should be…
Despite dramatic improvements in medicine and medical knowledge, which have led to improvements in health and subsequent reductions in mortality around the world, much still remains to be achieved especially in reducing disparities in health outcomes among population subgroups, both…
The World Bank has identified youth as a key driver of economic productivity, providing a potential ‘demographic dividend’, since a high proportion of older youth and young adults improve the dependency ratio and can drive the economy forwards. They represent…
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