@WHOCCVA

World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Verbal Autopsy

 Umeå University, Sweden
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Joined August 2013
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New comparison of #GBD @IHME_UW and @INDEPTHNetwork cause-specific #mortality numbers @LancetGH thelancet.com/journals/langl…
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New study: #verbal_autopsy cause-of-death findings don't change much with recall up to 1 yr after death ete-online.biomedcentral.com…
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Global New Year Resolution: record all deaths with causes @TheLancet thelancet.com/journals/lance… #verbal_autopsy
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#WorldMalariaDay Malaria mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from @INDEPTHNetwork globalhealthaction.net/index…
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Uncovering global causes of death: turning verbal autopsy data into meaningful information medicalnewstoday.com/release… @mnt @JGLOBHEALTH
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(2) Computers much faster and cheaper than doctors for interpreting #verbal_autopsy caues of death @JGLOBHEALTH jogh.org/documents/forthcomi…
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(1) Large study shows doctors and computers give largely equivalent causes of death from #verbal_autopsy @JGLOBHEALTH jogh.org/documents/forthcomi…
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In the @bmj_latest, a great paper by @jocalynclark about a frequent cause of death for children: drowning. More here: blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2014/11/19… – at Paris, France
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We need vital registration with verbal autopsy data, argue @Oasankoh + @UCGHR bit.ly/15cv2f5 in @LancetGH
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'It's a treasure trove of death data' new @PLOS blog re new @INDEPTHNetwork dataset bit.ly/1uTvI13 #globaldev #openddata
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Universal health services and #CRVS interdependent. Accountability matters! To make people count you have to count people! #getinthepicture
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Time for civil registration with verbal autopsy #CRVS #GetInThePicture ow.ly/ELSgC
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Get in the Picture! Every death & its cause should be registered, using #verbal_autopsy if needed huffingtonpost.co.uk/peter-b… … #getinthepicture

Get in the Picture!

So this week's meeting for the Asia Pacific region in Bangkok, and a similar meeting planned for Africa in 2015, present a unique challenge and opportunity. We have the methods and tools for univer...

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Time for #verbal_autopsy as part of #civil_registration @LancetGH thelancet.com/journals/langl… #getinthepicture
9. Concluding synthesis on mortality in #Africa and #Asia from @oasankoh @INDEPTHNetwork & Peter Byass @UCGHR globalhealthaction.net/index…
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8. #HIV/AIDS deaths in #Africa and #Asia globalhealthaction.net/index… @INDEPTHNetwork @UCGHR
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7. #Malaria deaths in #Africa and #Asia globalhealthaction.net/index… @INDEPTHNetwork @UCGHR
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6. #Pregnancy -related #deaths in #Africa and #Asia globalhealthaction.net/index… @INDEPTHNetwork @UCGHR
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5. #Mortality from external causes (injuries etc.) in #Africa and #Asia globalhealthaction.net/index… @INDEPTHNetwork @UCGHR
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4. Adult #NCD mortality in #Africa and #Asia globalhealthaction.net/index… @INDEPTHNetwork @UCGHR
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