HDC Country Impact Stories
A snapshot of where and how HDC is engaging with countries.
Across countries, the Health Data Collaborative (HDC) supports country-led priorities by bringing partners together, improving visibility of investments, brokering knowledge and strengthening collaboration. The examples below highlight how HDC has contributed to stronger coordination, learning and action while keeping country ownership at the centre.
Sri Lanka
Strengthening partner coordination and health data governance
HDC contribution
HDC initiated and supported a Ministry-led coordination mechanism bringing together health data, health information system and digital health partners.
How this added value
The platform improved visibility of partner interventions and helped align external support with the national digital health blueprint and country priorities.
Knowledge and follow-up
HDC supported learning from the Routine Health Information Systems (RHIS) case study and facilitated an in-country consultation on the HDC Health Data Governance Framework.
Why this matters
A shared coordination platform helps reduce duplication, strengthen alignment and translate partner interest into nationally led action.
South Sudan
Partner mapping and RHIS learning
HDC contribution
HDC convened partners for partner mapping and supported documentation of South Sudan's RHIS data-use experience.
How this added value
The engagement strengthened coordination around health information system priorities and contributed to revitalising monitoring and evaluation and technical working structures.
Knowledge and follow-up
HDC facilitated peer learning through webinars, Board engagement and sharing of South Sudan's experiences with other countries and partners.
Why this matters
Convening and knowledge brokering can help countries with fragile health systems make better use of existing national platforms and strengthen coordinated action.
Lao PDR
RHIS learning and digital health capacity
HDC contribution
HDC supported the WHO Country Office and academic partners in developing a digital health competency framework for Lao PDR.
How this added value
The initiative mobilised support at several levels around a country-defined need and created a foundation for longer-term digital health capacity development.
Knowledge and follow-up
HDC also supported RHIS data-use learning through case-study documentation, peer exchange and webinar dissemination.
Why this matters
Documenting and sharing practical country experience can strengthen capacity and support national systems without replacing country ownership.
Malawi
CRVS-GIS follow-up and partner alignment
HDC contribution
Following a joint HDC mission focused on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), HDC helped maintain attention on national priorities and align partner support.
How this added value
Continued engagement contributed to progress in areas including medical certification of cause of death, verbal autopsy and national CRVS planning.
Knowledge and follow-up
Malawi remained engaged in HDC country progress discussions, CRVS learning and partner coordination processes.
Why this matters
Sustained follow-up helps turn mission recommendations into coordinated action and keeps country priorities visible to partners.
Nepal
CRVS and GIS collaboration
HDC contribution
HDC undertook a mission to Nepal that identified priority areas for strengthening CRVS and GIS.
How this added value
Follow-up supported collaboration among government agencies and partners, including a UN-wide coordination mechanism led through the WHO Country Office.
Knowledge and follow-up
HDC connected national priorities with regional expertise and resources, including support for developing a local pool of GIS trainers.
Why this matters
HDC adds value by connecting country priorities with partner coordination, technical expertise and regional resources.
Togo
Partner mapping and CRVS peer learning
HDC contribution
HDC supported partner mapping with the Ministry of Health and WHO to improve visibility of organisations working across digital health and CRVS.
How this added value
The process helped organise information around national priorities and SCORE dimensions, supporting more informed dialogue and better alignment among partners.
Knowledge and follow-up
HDC supported Togo–Benin CRVS peer learning, business process mapping and broader partner mapping involving multiple organisations.
Why this matters
Partner mapping and peer exchange make support more transparent and help partners align their contributions with country priorities.
Benin
Francophone CRVS collaboration
HDC contribution
HDC brought Benin into the Togo–Benin CRVS peer-learning process, with support from partners including OIF, WHO, UNICEF, the World Bank and Vital Strategies.
How this added value
The process created a practical space for countries and partners to compare CRVS challenges, identify available support and explore opportunities for joint follow-up.
Knowledge and follow-up
HDC helped broker knowledge through business process mapping, partner mapping and wider Francophone CRVS engagement.
Why this matters
Cross-country peer learning allows countries to adapt practical solutions from one another while mobilising more coherent partner support.
Cameroon
Country profiling and partner visibility
HDC contribution
Through HDC engagement, Cameroon was introduced to HDC approaches and included in country profiling around national health information system priorities.
How this added value
The process helped clarify country priorities and map partner interventions, improving visibility of existing support and opportunities for greater alignment.
Knowledge and follow-up
Cameroon participated in broader HDC Francophone country engagement, supporting harmonised partner collaboration and peer learning.
Why this matters
Country profiling and partner mapping can turn fragmented support into a clearer, more coordinated agenda centred on national priorities.
These stories describe HDC's specific contribution to broader country-led processes. Country-owned systems, government achievements and activities funded or implemented by individual partners are not attributed to HDC.
