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To get more out of aid and investment, developing countries need to focus on data collection

To get more out of aid and investment, developing countries need to focus on data collection

Back in 2013, Tanzania’s health authorities trialled a program that allowed parents to register to receive birth certificates for newborns via their mobile phones. The program, ramped up earlier this year, established a simple process whereby health workers send an SMS with a baby’s name, gender, date of birth, and family details to a central…