Public health data quality and evidence use in developing countries: a call to action

Front Public Health. 2023 Jul 6:11:1194499. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1194499. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Olan Naz¹, Muhammad Ibrahim¹, Amal Fatima Mohiuddin¹, Adnan Ahmad Khan^{1

2}, Zainab Samad³

Affiliations

¹ Research and Development Solutions, Islamabad, Pakistan.
² Data, Evaluations and Evidence for Policy (DEEP) Unit, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Islamabad, Pakistan.
³ CITRIC Health Data Science Center, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.

No abstract available

Keywords: data quality (DQ); evidence use in policymaking; health information system; health policy; national survey data; program database.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Data Accuracy
Developing Countries*
Health Policy
Public Health*