Improving Mortality Data Collection with SAVVY
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The document discusses using the SAVVY Resource Kit to improve mortality information systems in developing countries. It describes how the kit has been used in Mozambique to collect representative cause-specific mortality data through a post-census mortality survey. It also discusses how the kit is being used in Brazil to increase mortality data coverage, especially in poor rural areas, and in Kenya to harmonize mortality data collection across demographic surveillance sites. Additionally, it mentions how the kit was adapted to conduct a post-DHS child mortality survey in Uganda to collect child-specific mortality information at a national level.
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- Accurate and reliable mortality statistics are needed to inform policy and decision-making processes, for evidence-based planning, and for monitoring and evaluation of intervention programs and their impact. These mortality data are sorely lacking in much of the world, especially sub-Saharan Africa.