(Newsletter May 2023)
On April 27, Vital Strategies organized a virtual roundtable titled “Towards a World Where Everyone Counts”. The webinar started with an introduction of the Data for Health Initiative and the importance of addressing data gaps in the health sector. Leading Civil Registration and Vital Statistics experts engaged in the webinar and shared their views and experiences. The recording of the event is available at this link.
The World Bank’s ID4D-Findex 2025 Database shows notable progress in identification systems but…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)…
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health, in collaboration with WHO and Vital Strategies, launched a 10-day…
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Data for Health Initiative has opened a new funding round under its…
The National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) has published its annual Vital Statistics…
Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has published the country’s first-ever…
A significant portion of global deaths remains unregistered, limiting the effectiveness of public…
The Malaysian government has emphasized digital economy development in Budget 2026, with targeted…
Our community newsletter puts a spotlight on people who have gone above and beyond in their efforts…
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in collaboration with the UN…