PHM-Exch> Meeting the Demand for Results and Accountability: A Call for Action on Health Data from Eight Global Health Agencies

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
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 *Meeting the Demand for Results and Accountability:
A Call for Action on Health Data from Eight Global Health Agencies*

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*Margaret Chan1*, Michel Kazatchkine2, Julian Lob-Levyt3, Thoraya Obaid4,
Julian Schweizer5, Michel Sidibe6, Ann Veneman7, Tadataka Yamada8


1 World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland,
2 Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Geneva, Switzerland,
3 Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), Geneva, Switzerland,

4 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), New York, New York, USA,
5 Human Development Network, World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA,
6 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Geneva, Switzerland,
7 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), New York, New York, USA,
8 Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle,
Washington, USA

*PLoS Med 7(1): e1000223. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000223 Published January
26, 2010*

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Available online at:
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1000223

“……Recent substantial increases in international attention to health have
been accompanied by demands for statistics that accurately track health
progress and performance, evaluate the impact of health programs and
policies, and increase accountability at country and global levels.

The use of results-based financing mechanisms by major global donors has
created further demand for timely and reliable data for decision-making. In
addition, there is increasing country demand for data in the context of
health sector strategic plans, including in countries that have established
International Health Partnership (IHP+) compacts [1].



In spite of recognized efforts by programs and countries, the ability to
respond to this demand is constrained by limited data availability, quality,
and use. Many developing countries have limitations that hamper the
production of data of sufficient quality and timeliness to permit regular
tracking of progress made in scaling up and strengthening health systems.
Data gaps span across the range of input, output, outcome, and impact
indicators.



New ways of working and a more systematic approach by all partners are
needed to better monitor and evaluate progress and performance….”
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