Publication A study in Bangladesh, Colombia, and Uganda on creating and retaining mobile health survey panels for longitudinal data collection Domains Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics application of tools data analysis data assessment data collection method data impact demographic indicators design and implementation mobile phone survey sampling Language English Created September 25, 2025
Publication Exploring barriers to IVR surveys and the effectiveness of human follow-up calls: insights from a mixed methods stud y in Uganda Domains Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics best practice burden of disease capacity building data completeness data quality digital health health indicators implementation mobile phone survey questionnaire survey participation Language English Created August 16, 2025
Publication A multi- country comparison between mobile phone surveys and face- to- face household surveys to estimate the prevalence of non- communicable diseases behavioural risk factors in low- and middle- income settings Domains Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics application of tools best practice burden of disease data analysis data assessment data collection method data collection tool data impact data quality demographic indicators digital health epidemiology global assessment guidance health indicators health information systems health outcomes impact mobile phone survey population level estimates process improvement public health reports sampling STEPS Survey surveillance technical assistance Language English Created October 2, 2024
Training material Emerging Approaches for Measuring Population Health Domains Cancer Registries Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics data collection method experiences and challenges health information systems mobile phone survey population level estimates population registery Language English Created April 8, 2024
Training material Data to Advance Population Health: Global Perspectives Domains Cancer Registries Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Data Impact Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics capacity building evidence based decision making experiences and challenges public health reports Language English Created March 11, 2024
Technical tool Gender Resource Packets on Data Collection, Analysis, and Data Use Domains Cancer Registries Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Data Impact Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics capacity building data analysis data collection method data impact evidence based decision making health indicators resource kit training and education Language English French Portuguese Spanish Created March 1, 2024
Technical tool Key Concepts and Definitions related to Sex and Gender Domains Cancer Registries Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Data Impact Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics best practice communications data impact data to policy laws and regulation Language English Created March 1, 2024
Publication A nationwide mobile phone survey for tobacco use in Tanzania: Sample quality and representativeness compared to a household survey Domains Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics data collection method mobile phone survey Language English Created January 24, 2024
Publication Recruiting hard-to-reach populations via respondent driven sampling for mobile phone surveys in Colombia: a qualitative study Domains Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics data collection method mobile phone survey qualitative study Language English Created January 11, 2024
Training material Gender Foundations in Health Data Coursera Course Domains Cancer Registries Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Data Impact Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics cause of death CRVS systems data analysis data collection method data completeness data impact data to policy training and education training material verbal autopsy vital event registration Language English Created October 1, 2023
Publication The effect of airtime incentives to improve participation in noncommunicable disease interactive voice response surveys: randomized controlled trials in Colombia and Tanzania Domains Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics data collection method digital health mobile phone survey Language English Created September 15, 2023
Publication Understanding community perception and acceptability of interactive voice response survey method: findings from formative research in Bangladesh Domains Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics mobile phone survey qualitative study Language English Created September 1, 2023
Publication WHO Bulletin: Differentiating Sex and Gender in Health Research to Achieve Gender Equity Domains Cancer Registries Data Impact Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics COVID-19 data collection method evidence based decision making health inequity Language English Created August 1, 2023
Publication Developing digital tools for health surveys in low- and middle-income countries: Comparing findings of two mobile phone surveys with a nationally representative in-person survey in Bangladesh Domains Noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance Topics data collection method mobile phone survey STEPS Survey Language English Created July 27, 2023