A death due to COVID-19 is defined for surveillance purposes as a death resulting from a clinically compatible illness, in a probable or confirmed COVID-19 case, unless there is a clear alternative cause of death that cannot be related to COVID disease (e.g.
At the heart of WHO’s Transformation Agenda is a commitment to support countries to strengthen their data and health information systems and make progress towards achieving the Triple Billion targets and health-related SDGs.
The SCORE for Health Data Technical Package (Survey, Count, Optimize, Review, Enable) identifies data gaps and provides countries with tools to close them.
Based on findings from the first assessment of country health data and information systems, WHO is using an integrated approach to improve public health and disease surveillance, track Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) data, and optimize routine health information systems, including regular and reliable data from health facilities.
The following tools are available to countries: The World Health Survey Plus (WHS+) is a multi-topic, multi-mode, multi-platform survey tool to gather health data quickly in standardized and cost effective ways to assess and improve health.
The CRVSstrategic implementation plan is focused on supporting countries so that over the next five years there will be substantial progress with accurate and timely tracking of births, deaths, and causes of death.