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ArticleBMC proceedings2026

West African Policy Dialogue-impulse for better data: progress towards better analytics and better decisions.

Gideon Kwarteng Acheampong, Fortress Yayra Aku, John Amuasi, Sylvia Annang, Silvia Argimon, Ernest Konadu Asiedu, Joseph Humphrey Kofi Bonney, Reinhard Busse, Benjamin Emikpe, Esteban Garcia-Gallo and 9 more

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Gideon Kwarteng AcheampongGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, Kumasi, Ghana.
Fortress Yayra AkuGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, Kumasi, Ghana. yfortress@uhas.edu.gh.
John AmuasiGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, Kumasi, Ghana.
Sylvia AnnangGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, Kumasi, Ghana.
Silvia ArgimonRobert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Ernest Konadu AsieduNational Centre for the Coordination of Early Warning and Response Mechanism, Accra, Ghana.
Joseph Humphrey Kofi BonneyNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Reinhard BusseGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, Kumasi, Ghana.
Benjamin EmikpeGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, Kumasi, Ghana.
Esteban Garcia-GalloInternational Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC), Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK.
Jonathan Mawutor GmanyamiGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, Kumasi, Ghana.
Anne MeierkordRobert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Sam Kofi NewtonGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, Kumasi, Ghana.
Bernard NkrumahAfrican Field Epidemiology Network, Accra, Ghana.
Benjamin NyakutseyGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, Kumasi, Ghana.
Daniel OpokuGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, Kumasi, Ghana.
Paul Elvis Onyango OumaWest and Central Africa Emergency Preparedness and Response Hub, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Dakar, Senegal.
Michael OwusuGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, Kumasi, Ghana.
Wilm QuentinGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, Kumasi, Ghana.

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Abstract

In a context of increasing efforts towards the establishment of a Regional Health Data Hub for the African Region, the 2024 West African Policy Dialogue brought together researchers and policymakers from seven West African countries in a two-day meeting in Aburi, Ghana. This report provides a high-level summary of the discussions at the meeting. The forum emphasized that the use of poor, incomplete, or inaccurate data will have negative consequences, regardless of the sophistication of the analytic tools used. New technologies have emerged that can support the generation and effective use of data. Yet, governments in West-Africa struggle to maximize the benefits of these technologies, including genomic surveillance, real-time data generation, and supranational data integration and exchange. Policies are needed that support and regulate new technologies and contribute to greater capabilities for better data.

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Data analyticsDisease surveillanceGhanaPandemic preparednessPolicy dialogue

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PMID42026642
PMCPMC13107572

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