West African Policy Dialogue : impulse for better data: progress towards better analytics and better decisions

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Acheampong, Gideon Kwarteng ; Aku, Fortress Yayra ; Amuasi, John ; Annang, Sylvia ; Argimon, Silvia ; Asiedu, Ernest Konadu ; Bonney, Joseph Humphrey Kofi ; Busse, Reinhard ; Emikpe, Benjamin ; Garcia-Gallo, Esteban ; Gmanyami, Jonathan Mawutor ; Meierkord, Anne ; Newton, Sam Kofi ; Nkrumah, Bernard ; Nyakutsey, Benjamin ; Opoku, Daniel ; Ouma, Paul Elvis Onyango ; Owusu, Michael ; Quentin, Wilm:
West African Policy Dialogue : impulse for better data: progress towards better analytics and better decisions.
In: BMC Proceedings. Vol. 20 (2026) . - 21.
ISSN 1753-6561
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12919-026-00362-8

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In a context of increasing efforts towards the establishment of a Regional Health Data Hub for the African Region, the 2024 West African Policy Dialogue brought together researchers and policymakers from seven West African countries in a two-day meeting in Aburi, Ghana. This report provides a high-level summary of the discussions at the meeting. The forum emphasized that the use of poor, incomplete, or inaccurate data will have negative consequences, regardless of the sophistication of the analytic tools used. New technologies have emerged that can support the generation and effective use of data. Yet, governments in West-Africa struggle to maximize the benefits of these technologies, including genomic surveillance, real-time data generation, and supranational data integration and exchange. Policies are needed that support and regulate new technologies and contribute to greater capabilities for better data.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Keywords:	Disease surveillance; Data analytics; Pandemic preparedness; Policy dialogue; Ghana
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Chair Planetary and Public Health Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Chair Planetary and Public Health > Chair Planetary and Public Health - Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Wilm Quentin Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics
Result of work at the UBT:	Yes
DDC Subjects:	600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 610 Medicine and health
Date Deposited:	23 May 2026 21:00
Last Modified:	26 May 2026 05:49
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/97690