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SESSION I: NEW INFORMATION NEEDS
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... , described some of the new challenges facing population and health policy makers and their needs for demographic and health information. Since 1972, household surveys have been widely used and respected as reliable sources for key population and health indicators in developing countries.
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... Although USAID sponsors some of the research needed for the former task for example, through the operations research projects some participants said that the agency lacks a systematic mechanism for considering and funding data collection and analysis that would contribute to program design; they also expressed concerns that the reengineering would focus all attention on the monitoring of routine indicators. More broadly, however, many of the workshop participants applauded the USAID strategic plan for its emphasis on greater accountability for program outcomes, though there were also concerns about the potential divergence between strategic objectives developed for USAID and the needs of host countries.
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  • program outcomes
  • contraceptive prevalence
  • health indicators
  • objectives developed
  • health practices

  • fertility rates
  • transmitted disease
  • provided rich
  • prevalence surveys
  • development partners

  • key population
  • routine indicators
  • funding data
  • facing population
  • collection capacity

  • reliable sources
  • method mix
  • fertility surveys
  • child health
  • successive phases

  • usaid strategic
  • distinguished information
  • health programs
  • world fertility
  • improved collaboration

  • asked workshop
  • discussion following
  • household surveys
  • dhs surveys
  • performance indicators


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