CE-DAT - Centre for research on the epidemiology of disasters

Given the current outbreak of Yellow Fever in Darfur, we have produced a technical brief which provides an overview of the epidemiology of Yellow Fever as well as a synopsis of the current epidemic in Darfur. To access the Brief, click here.

With the support of USAID/OFDA, (GFDRR) and the World Bank.

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Assessing Public Health in Emergency Situations (APHES)
2013 Summer Course - July 1-12, 2013 in Brussels, Belgium
Registration on www.aphes.be

The second issue of the CE-DAT Spotlight series provides a short analysis of the health status of populations in DRC as captured by small-scale surveys. The document can be found here.

CRED and ECHO join up to debate if data and evidence can save lives

Concept Note

Press release

UN ECOSOC background note

The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters has given a training on "Improving data quality in complex settings" to staff members of the Sudanese Ministry of Health, UNICEF, WHO and international NGOs providing health and nutrition interventions in Sudan. The training covered epidemiological techniques, surveys and sampling methods for collecting nutrition and mortality data, and addressed the necessity to interpret survey results in a comprehensive way to inform programming and policy making.
Khartoum, February 19-23, 2012.

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Health in Complex Emergencies: Trends in 8 African Countries

To download the report, please click here

Visitors to the CE-DAT website can now create their customized reports through the Custom Report Builder.

Users can choose from the eight available countries and select the analyzes that they are interested in. Once the request is completed, users can then download the reports in PDF format.

To access the Custom Report Builder, please click here

DEGOMME O. (2011). Mortality in the Darfur Conflict: A study of large-scale patterns on a meta-analysis of small-scale survey. Dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor in Medical Sciences, UCL, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Brussels.

The document is available here

A new Research Agreement has been signed between CRED and World Vision International.

Demographic And Health Consequences Of Civil Conflict
 
 
World Development Report 2011, Background Paper
To access the document, please click here (external link)
 

CE-DAT Survey Completeness Checklist
The Survey Completeness Checklist is a tool intended for field agencies to ensure that their survey reports include all relevant methodological information.
 
To access the checklist, click here
To access the accompanying guidelines, click here