TY - JOUR
T1 - Verbal/Social Autopsy in Niger 2012-2013
T2 - A new tool for a better understanding of the neonatal and child mortality situation
AU - Bensaïd, Khaled
AU - Yaroh, Asma Gali
AU - Kalter, Henry D.
AU - Koffi, Alain K.
AU - Amouzou, Agbessi
AU - Maina, Abdou
AU - Kazmi, Narjis
N1 - Funding Information:
Oumarou Habi of the National Statistics Institute of Niger oversaw the collection of the VASA data. Funding for the VASA study in Niger was provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through a grant to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF for the Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group, and by the UNICEF country office of Niger. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, interpretation of data, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world, recently used for the first time the integrated verbal and social autopsy (VASA) tool to assess the biological causes and social and health system determinants of neonatal and child deaths. These notes summarize the Nigerien experience in the use of this new tool, the steps taken for high level engagement of the Niger government and stakeholders for the wide dissemination of the study results and their use to support policy development and maternal, neonatal and child health programming in the country. The experience in Niger reflects lessons learned by other developing countries in strengthening the use of data for evidence-based decision making, and highlights the need for the global health community to provide continued support to country data initiatives, including the collection, analysis, interpretation and utilization of high quality data for the development of targeted, highly effective interventions. In Niger, this is supporting the country's progress toward achieving Millennium Development Goal 4. A follow- up VASA study is being planned and the tool is being integrated into the National Health Management Information System. VASA studies have now been completed or are under way in additional sub-Saharan African countries, in each through the same collaborative process used in Niger to bring together health policy makers, program planners and development partners.
AB - Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world, recently used for the first time the integrated verbal and social autopsy (VASA) tool to assess the biological causes and social and health system determinants of neonatal and child deaths. These notes summarize the Nigerien experience in the use of this new tool, the steps taken for high level engagement of the Niger government and stakeholders for the wide dissemination of the study results and their use to support policy development and maternal, neonatal and child health programming in the country. The experience in Niger reflects lessons learned by other developing countries in strengthening the use of data for evidence-based decision making, and highlights the need for the global health community to provide continued support to country data initiatives, including the collection, analysis, interpretation and utilization of high quality data for the development of targeted, highly effective interventions. In Niger, this is supporting the country's progress toward achieving Millennium Development Goal 4. A follow- up VASA study is being planned and the tool is being integrated into the National Health Management Information System. VASA studies have now been completed or are under way in additional sub-Saharan African countries, in each through the same collaborative process used in Niger to bring together health policy makers, program planners and development partners.
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U2 - 10.7189/jogh.06.010602
DO - 10.7189/jogh.06.010602
M3 - Article
C2 - 26955472
AN - SCOPUS:84999143217
SN - 2047-2978
VL - 6
JO - Journal of global health
JF - Journal of global health
IS - 1
M1 - 010602
ER -