Health statistics now: are we making the right investments?
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Summary
Now is the time to accelerate the production and use of accurate, complete, and timely health statistics for decision-making by investing in country health information systems that should be based on an efficient and effective mix of standardised methods of data collection and analysis that meet country and international needs.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 2007-03-03
- Cited by
- 148
- References
- 37
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Keywords
Millennium Development Goals, Health statistics, Health indicator, Population, Developing country
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