The power of data: using routinely collected data to improve public health programmes and patient outcomes in low- and middle-income countries

Trop Med Int Health. 2013 Sep;18(9):1154-1156. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12159.

Authors

Anthony D Harries^{1

2}, Rony Zachariah³, Dermot Maher⁴

Affiliations

¹ International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France.
² London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
³ Medecins sans Frontieres, Medical Department, Operational Research Unit, Brussels Operational Centre, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
⁴ The Wellcome Trust, London, UK.

PMID: 23937705
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12159

No abstract available

Keywords: low- and middle-income countries; operational research; programme data.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Data Interpretation, Statistical
Developing Countries
Health Services Research / methods*
Health Services Research / standards
Health Services Research / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Operations Research
Outcome Assessment, Health Care* / statistics & numerical data
Public Health / methods*
Public Health / standards
Public Health / statistics & numerical data