How death by numbers promotes global health

Myanmar relies on its midwives to record causes of death, but like many countries the data is chronically incomplete. Now, with help from technology the midwives are doing accurate autopsies as well as delivering babies.

By Andrew Trounson, University of Melbourne

Published 17 July 2017

Associate Professor Deirdre McLaughlin

Deputy Director Bloomberg Data For Health Initiative, Global Burden of Disease Group, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne

How death by numbers promotes global health

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