Africa: More Attention Needed to Data Collection and Use, Authors Say

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"There is a lack of data to guide smart investment decisions"

The Global Fund needs to accord a much higher priority to data collection and use, according to Cathryn Streifel and Todd Summers, authors of a paper on "Data for Decisionmaking and the Global Fund." The paper, published in October by the Center for Strategic International Studies, was based on a discussion organized by CSIS among a small group of data experts.

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