Social audit strengthens primary care and health information systems : a method fact sheet of the Nigeria Evidence-based Health System Initiative (NEHSI)

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2013

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CIET

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Social audits help to pinpoint actionable factors affecting the health of mothers and their children and facilitate discussions with communities, service workers and planners. The bulletin explains the steps of a social audit including interviews with thousands of people, and how through cycles of data collection, analysis, community feedback and interpretation, followed by socializing evidence for participatory action, social audits make sense of health challenges in light of available resources and government priorities. The Nigeria Evidence-based Health System Initiative (NEHSI) is a collaborative project between Nigeria and Canada, to support a fair, effective, and efficient primary healthcare system.

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SOCIAL AUDIT, NIGERIA, HEALTH PLANNING, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH SURVEYS, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH SYSTEM, SOUTH OF SAHARA, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/52232

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) / Santé maternelle et infantile (MCH)
Nigeria Evidence-based Health System Initiative (NEHSI) / Initiative Données probantes et systèmes de santé au Nigeria (NEHSI)
Research Results (GEHS) / Résultats de recherches (GESS)