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SAGA PROGRESS REPORT (12/05-12/06)
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UPCOMING WORKPLAN (11/06-11/07)
VII. USAID MISSIONS
The content of our collaborative research and training activities, as mentioned previously,
are demand-driven, based on consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, inside and outside
of government. Responding to the research interests of the USAID Missions is of great priority.
One recent example of how our research supports Mission activities is found in
Madagascar:
- The most recent (2003/4) DHS indicated very sharp declines in rates of infant and underfive
mortality compared with the previous survey from 1997. This is a very important
gauge of changes in the country’s welfare as well as impacts of health policies, but many,
including USAID-Madagascar and UNICEF-Madagascar, had concerns about the
plausibility of the findings. USAID-Madagascar approached CFNPP to investigate these
findings and assess the quality of the DHS data. The results of the report were discussed
in consultations with USAID, the Malagasy health ministry, and others. In addition to
leading to an accepted downward revision of the changes in mortality, the findings about
sample representivity has prompted the engagement of consultants to redesign the
sampling frame used for national surveys in Madagascar. (See
http://www.saga.cornell.edu/images/wp207.pdf).
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