Project Title: Sample Registration System (SRS) - SRS Planning Grant- Tanzania
Project Description: Effective public health decision-making depends on accurate and timely data on vital events, such as births and deaths, to understand the burden of disease, produce reliable rates and estimates, and track changes in fertility and mortality over time. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Tanzania, there are significant gaps in producing timely mortality metrics, which results in insufficient data to inform health policies and interventions. A robust Sample Registration System (SRS) can help... Effective public health decision-making depends on accurate and timely data on vital events, such as births and deaths, to understand the burden of disease, produce reliable rates and estimates, and track changes in fertility and mortality over time. In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Tanzania, there are significant gaps in producing timely mortality metrics, which results in insufficient data to inform health policies and interventions. A robust Sample Registration System (SRS) can help monitor population health by capturing vital events among a representative sample of the national population. To address this challenge, the Gates Foundation has provided support to LMICs to enhance their capacity to collect all-age and all-cause mortality data. The SRS will serve as a platform for gathering representative vital statistics. The objective of the current funding is to assist countries in planning and developing a robust and costed implementation plan for the sustainable SRS In Tanzania, this initiative will be led by the Ifakara Health Institute, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Registration Insolvency Trusteeship Agency (RITA). The project will be implemented over a 12-month period, from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025. Key Project Activities: - Assessing existing mortality data sources in Tanzania. - Designing an SRS platform to produce national and sub-nationally representative data on vital statistics, prioritizing existing government structures and led by one or more government institutions. - Developing a robust, costed action plan for the future implementation of the SRS over a 4-year period. - Identifying in-country partners and funders to support future implementation plans. - Forming a coalition or cross-agency technical working group. - Engaging local expertise to better understand the implementation context. - Creating a clear strategy for utilizing the data generated by the SRS to inform public health decision- making by local stakeholders. Expected Deliverables: - A situation assessment report evaluating existing mortality data sources, tools, and processes in Tanzania. - A comprehensive proposal for the design of a national SRS. - A fully developed and costed implementation plan for the SRS. - Presentation of the costed action plan to stakeholders, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
Principal Investigator : Honorati Masanja
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Time frame: (2024-10-01) - (2025-09-30)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) (Normal)
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