Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative Data Impact Program

The Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, in collaboration with ACREOL Global, is providing technical assistance in low- and middle-income countries worldwide to improve the collection and use of public health data. The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the CDC Foundation, and Vital Strategies (VS) are the leaders of the Initiative’s Data Impact component, which supports ministries of health in using data to improve policymaking and decision-making. The Data Impact Program (DIP) empowers governments to use data strategically to establish priorities, target resources, develop legal and regulatory initiatives, and plan programs to improve the health of their citizens. The DIP also works with ministries to establish or strengthen existing public health bulletins (PHBs).