Background Effective planning for disease prevention and control requires accurate,
adequately-analysed, interpreted and communicated data. In recent years, efforts have been …

Abstract Background Health Management Information System (HMIS) is a set of data
regularly collected at health care facilities to meet the needs of statistics on health services …

Background Globally, large numbers of children die shortly after birth and many of them
within the first 4 wk of life. This study aimed to determine the trends, patterns and causes of …

Background Mortality statistics are traditionally used to quantify the burden of disease and to
determine the relative importance of the various causes of death. Some of the most …

An effective disease surveillance system is critical for early detection and response to
disease epidemics. This study aimed to assess the capacity to manage and utilize disease …

Background Monitoring medically certified causes of death is essential to shape national
health policies, track progress to Sustainable Development Goals, and gauge responses to …

Introduction: Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic zoonosis and an important cause of abortions,
mental retardation, encephalitis, blindness, and death worldwide. Few studies have …

Background Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCD) kill about 40 million people
annually, with about three-quarters of the deaths occurring in low-and middle-income …

Introduction: health care data accuracy feeds the development of sound healthcare policy
and the prioritisation of interventions in scarce resource environments. We designed a …

Background The impact of COVID-19 in Africa remains poorly defined. We sought to
describe trends in hospitalisation due to all medical causes, pneumonia-specific …