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…
Prof. Barbara McPake Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia Heath policy and health systems research Barbara McPake is a health economist specialising in health policy andhealth systems research. She has more than 25 years…
Prof. Anna Mia Ekström Karolinska University, Stockholm, Sweden HIV/AIDS epidemiology and control Prof. Anna Mia Ekström is a Clinical Professor in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, focusing on HIV (30% clinical work & 70% research) at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska…
Dr Jocalyn Clark ICDDR,B, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Public Health Dr Jocalyn Clark is a public health scientist and professional journal editor based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In November 2013 she was appointed executive editor of the Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition…
Prof. Philippe Bocquier Université Catholique de Louvain SSH/IACS Migration and Health, Urbanisation and Projections, Entry into Adulthood, Urban Employment Philippe Bocquier is a professor at the Centre de recherche en démographie et sociétés (Centre DEMO) of the Université Catholique de…
Prof. Alan Lopez University of Queensland Epidemiology, Population Health Measurement, and Global Health Professor Alan Lopez is a Professor of Global Health, and Head of the School of Population Health at the University of Queensland. He is also an Affiliate…
Dr. Cheryl A. Moyer University of Michigan, USA Specialty: Public Health, Sociology, Maternal and Neonatal Health Cheryl A Moyer, PhD, MPH, is currently the Managing Director of Global REACH, the University of Michigan Medical School’s international program, and an assistant…
Prof. Anastasia Gage Tulane University SPHTM Demography Prior positions include performance and results monitoring technical officer at the Academy for Educational Development and senior technical advisor, Public Health Institute, assigned to the Office of Population, USAID. Anastasia Gage’s research has…
Prof. Harry Campbell University of Edinburgh. UK Genetic Epidemiology and Public Health Harry Campbell is currently Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Public Health and Co-Directors of the Centre for Population Health Sciences and WHO Collaborating Centre for Population Health Research…
Prof. Samuel Clark University of Washington Demography Samuel Clark is a Demographer and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington. He is trained in biology, computer science and demography, and his research focuses on…
Dr. Halima A Mwenesi African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) Public Health & Policy Halima Abdullah Mwenesi, currently holds the position of Technical Manager of the NetMark Africa Regional Malaria Program, within the Department of Global Health, Population and Nutrition; Academy…
Prof. Don de Savigny Head of the Health Systems Interventions Unit Swiss Tropical & Public Health, Switzerland Health Systems Professor de Savigny is an epidemiologist and public health specialist. He is currently Head of the Health Systems Interventions Unit in…
Carla Abouzahr Consultant Health information systems; civil registration and vital statistics; health monitoring and evaluation
Prof. Peter Byass University of Umeå, Sweden Prof. Peter Byass is before his demise was Professor of Global Health at the University of Umeå, in Northern Sweden, and is Director of the Umeå Centre for Global Health Research. He also…
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