Book edited by Sarah B. Macfarlane and Carla AbouZahr: “This handbook compiles methods for gathering, organizing and disseminating data to inform policy and manage health systems worldwide. Contributing authors describe national and international structures for generating data and explain the relevance of ethics, policy, epidemiology, health economics, demography, statistics, geography and qualitative methods to describing population health. The reader, whether a student of global health, public health practitioner, programme manager, data analyst or policymaker, will appreciate the methods, context
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Health Data Methods for Policy and Practice
How to contribute:
Did you come across – or create – a compelling project/report/book/app at the leading edge of innovation in governance?
Share it with us at info@thelivinglib.org so that we can add it to the Collection!
About the Curator
Get the latest news right in your inbox
Subscribe to curated findings and actionable knowledge from The Living Library, delivered to your inbox every Friday
Related articles
Design Thinking
INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATION
Open Innovation
Better Questions, Better Insights
Posted in May 8, 2026 by Stefaan Verhulst
DATA
Open Data
Bad government statistics can cost the economy billions
Posted in May 8, 2026 by Stefaan Verhulst
Artificial Intelligence
DATA
“Where Do I Start?”: How Governments Can Prioritise AI Solutions for Health
Posted in May 8, 2026 by Stefaan Verhulst