Project title: ACTION THROUGH DATA « RAD »

Funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Coverage area:

• Border area between Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone (post-Ebola area);
• Border area between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger (Sahel area);
• The border districts between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor

Start date: September 2016

End date: August 2021

Project Development Objective (PDO):

• Assist WAHO in the consolidation of the regional health data warehouse
• Integration of all data sources into a single database;
• Support for the improvement of the production, dissemination and use of health information (weekly and quarterly epidemiological bulletins, regional health profile, regional statistical yearbook);
• Strengthen cross-border health and epidemiological surveillance
• Cross-border health mapping, Monitoring of EPDs, vaccination, HIV, Cross-border collaboration.

Components:

• C1: Improving health outcomes through the use of disruptive health technologies

Sub-components:

• Equip and empower key stakeholders to make evidence-based health care delivery decisions;
• Increase vaccinations to targeted cross-border populations on a regular basis.

Regional Coordination:

• CR1: United States Agency for International Development (USAID);
• CR2: West African Health Organization (WAHO);
• CR3: Broadreach;
• CR4: Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD);

Implementing Agencies

• IA1: Broadreach;
• IA2: West African Health Organization (WAHO);
• IA3: Jembi Health Systems;
• IA4: Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD);
• IA5: Duke University.

Linkage of activities with WAHO's 2016-2020 Strategic Plan.

• Program 1: Health information and research for health;
• Program 4: Health Promotion;
• Program 7: Maternal, child, adolescent, youth health including the aged
• Program 11: Technical assistance to Member States;
• Program 12: Technical and financial cooperation and policy harmonization.