Evaluating the death notification system in Sierra Leone

From February to March 2021, James Fawundu from the National Civil Registration Authority in Sierra Leone undertook a remote Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Fellowship through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health (D4H) Initiative at University of Melbourne (UoM), evaluating the national death notification system in Sierra Leone. This profile documents James’ personal experiences and outcomes, and the broader impact his Fellowship might have on improving the quality of mortality data in Sierra Leone.

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CRVS Fellowship Reports and Profiles

The Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health (D4H) Initiative’s CRVS Fellowship Program at the University of Melbourne (UoM) provided fellows with an in-depth participatory learning and knowledge sharing opportunity to work with a country on their CRVS initiatives. These reports are written by...

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Domains
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
Resource Type
Report
Topics
death notification
verbal autopsy
data quality
Country
Sierra Leone
Language
English
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