title: Mortality and nutrition surveys by non-governmental organisations. Perspectives from the CE-DAT database.
abstract: In this paper we explore the strengths and gaps among NGO surveys based on an analysis of the records held in the CE-DAT database at CRED. We conclude by recommending the priority areas for strengthening NGO capacity to undertake surveys and ways to improve data quality in general.
authors.affiliation: WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium. olivier.degomme@esp.ucl.ac.be
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Degomme
authors.forename: Debarati
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guha-Sapir