Regional Action through Data (RAD) Program

Project overview

An initiative aiming to improve continuity of healthcare services, such as primary care and childhood vaccinations, across countries in East and West Africa through international reform of health data standards and harmonization of cross-border data sharing policies at the national and regional level.

Topics

AI, Data, Digital Health
Financing, Health Policy, Regulation, Universal Health Care
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health

Capabilities

Capacity Building and Education
Evidence generation through research

Funders/Sponsors

The US Agency for International Development (USAID)

Partners

The Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD); West African Health Organization (WAHO)

Related resources

Intergovernmental Authority for Development. "IGAD Regional Health Data Sharing and Protection Policy Framework." June 2022. (White paper, web page/PDF)

Related news

Press Release: Regional Action through Data (RAD)

Sat Jun 26 2021 -

A broad collection of agencies and centers–GHIC (Duke), Innovations in Healthcare (Duke), Broadreach, IGAD, WAHO, Jembi Health Systems, and USAID–have partnered to address the problem of the limited use of data to drive performance in healthcare service delivery to improve health and development outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read more