ArticleBMC medicine2015
Better health intelligence: a new era for civil registration and vital statistics?
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Performance of InSilicoVA for assigning causes of death to verbal autopsies: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards.BMC medicine · 2018Article
- Collecting verbal autopsies: improving and streamlining data collection processes using electronic tablets.Population health metrics · 2018Article
- The WHO 2016 verbal autopsy instrument: An international standard suitable for automated analysis by InterVA, InSilicoVA, and Tariff 2.0.PLoS medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
The impetus and opportunities for improving birth, death, and cause of death data have never been more propitious. Renewed country commitment to strengthen vital registration systems is clearly evident, supported by nascent regional coalitions of technical and development organisations. The announcement of a major new investment by Bloomberg Philanthropies to strengthen data systems and capacity in selected countries has the potential to catalyse and realise significant improvements in the availability and quality of data for health. This will require technical leadership, strategic intervention choices, strong country partnerships, and efficient delivery and management of multiple technical interventions across participating countries.
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