Focus Area: Health

Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA)

Through our Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA) program, DG seeks to advance tobacco control efforts by gathering accurate data on tobacco use among 10- to 17-year-olds in Kenya, Nigeria, and the DRC. In collaboration with partners in governments, civil society, and academia, the DaYTA program will empower decision-makers to make timely, data-driven […]

Trends in e-cigarette and heated tobacco product use in urban South Africa

This research brief presents a summary of results from the South African E-Cigarette Survey 2022. This survey contributes to the pressing research and policy questions by estimating consumption patterns of electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems and heated tobacco products (e-cigarettes).

Developing a Data Inventory

Summary DCDJ and the Council of NGOs fighting AIDS and other pandemics in Côte d’Ivoire (COSCI) built a searchable list of hyper-local datasets across CIV. The data inventory holds records of which organizations have datasets related to topics of community interest, for example, which organizations have data on the number of individuals tested for HIV/AIDS in a specific year. The benefit is in collating information from disparate sources into one unified platform reduces duplication of efforts and siloed information. Using this data inventory, anyone – local officials, clinicians, community gr

Designing Data Fellowships

Who is this resource for? This resource is for community leaders, organizations, or government agencies seeking to build Data Fellowship programs. It outlines the need for and essential considerations to develop such fellowships with specific examples and lessons learned by the Des Chiffres et Des Jeunes (DCDJ) program over three cohorts of Fellows, funded by the Data Collaboratives for Local Impact (DCLI) in Côte d’Ivoire. This guide provides a step-by-step methodology that development actors can follow to develop their own Data Fellowship programs. How do I get started? Thinking of putting i

TCDI South Africa Website Demo

Megan Borole (nee Little) discusses Development Gateway’s Tobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI) Dashboard for South Africa, which was launched in May 2021, and highlights some of the vital information present on the platform.

Advancing Tobacco Control in Nigeria: The TCDI Website

In June 2022, Development Gateway launched the Nigeria – Tobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI) Dashboard. The TCDI website creates a “one-stop-shop” to access the relevant data that Nigeria’s policymakers need to advance tobacco control legislation and was created in response to the impending threat of increased tobacco use in Nigeria and the various dangers that accompany it.