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Filling the Void: Thinking About Limited Data in the Developing World

Posted by  on Friday, April 10th 2015     
Ryan Zimmerman, third baseman for the Washington Nationals, on his way to homeplate to be mobbed by his ecstatic teammates after hitting a game-winning home run against the Atlanta Braves on opening night at the inaugural game played at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. / Kevin Harber, CC

All data are not created equal and are certainly not uniformly available or reliable across the world. USAID and the development community should prioritize working to increase the amount of reliable data available to inform decision making.

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200 Years of Global Health in 4 Minutes

Posted by  on Monday, December 13th 2010     

Through his non profit venture Gapminder, Hans Rosling is dedicated to telling the story of global health through data. Read more >>

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