Please sign up here. Learn more about the Wright Center here.  

Speaker:

4/27 - Amiya Bhatia, Research Fellow in Social Epidemiology & Child Protection, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Title: Counting for accountability: Which populations are missing in public health data in low- and middle-income countries?

Abstract: This talk will explore which populations and places are missing in the public health data used to monitor birth rates, infant mortality, violence against women and children, and cancer incidence in low- and middle-income countries. Drawing on comparative quantitative analyses of population-level data and qualitative research in India and Nepal, the talk will explore the types of invisibilities in these data, the implications on understanding social inequalities, on policy and practice, and conclude with current efforts to improve public health data for health equity.