Using district health information to monitor sustainable development

Using district health information to monitor sustainable development Andrea Farnham, Jürg Utzinger, Alexandra Kulinkina & Mirko Winkler a Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland. b Partners In Health, Neno, Malawi. Correspondence to Andrea Farnham (email: andrea.farnham@swisstph.ch). (Submitted: 24 June 2019 – Revised version received: 4 October 2019 – Accepted: 24 October 2019 – Published online: 29 November 2019) Timely access to quality data is a key aspect of global governance and accountability. Data on development and health indicators are important for policy-makers, public health experts and donors. With the endorsement of Transforming our world, the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, with its 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and their 232 indicators, the demand for data at all levels has increased. This demand is placing pressure on national monitoring and reporting systems, particularly in lowand middle-income countries.