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Health databases & datasets: Africa

African health data: health and demographic surveillance systems, national surveys, genomic research programmes and regional health observatories.

Countries covered: Kenya, South Africa

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HDB-0081

South Africa National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)

National Health Laboratory Service The NHLS is a South African national public entity providing diagnostic pathology services and laboratory testing to over 80% of the South African population through a countrywide network of quality-assured laboratories. The organization operates LabTrack (a laboratory test tracking system) and maintains the National HIV Cohort, generating surveillance data on diagnostic patterns and HIV treatment outcomes across the country. Open dataset Credentialed HDB-0082

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)

Kenya Medical Research Institute KEMRI is Kenya's leading health research institute established in 1979, conducting research on infectious diseases, parasitic diseases, epidemiology, and non-communicable diseases with state-of-the-art laboratories and extensive surveillance networks. The institute operates the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS), a Clinical Information Network spanning 25 hospitals, and maintains a biobank of over one million samples. Research database Credentialed HDB-0083

African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) Microdata Portal

African Population and Health Research Center APHRC's microdata portal provides access to 134+ documented datasets from research studies conducted across African countries, particularly Kenya, with detailed metadata on study design, sampling procedures, and data dictionaries. The portal hosts data from the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) and numerous longitudinal studies on population, health, and education issues in sub-Saharan Africa. Open dataset Free registration HDB-0084

Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa)

H3Africa Consortium (NIH, Wellcome Trust, Science for Africa Foundation) H3Africa is a consortium-based initiative funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Wellcome Trust that conducts genomic research on the health determinants of common diseases across multiple African populations. The initiative manages 51 active research projects generating large-scale genomic and environmental data with documented governance through a Data and Biospecimen Access Committee. Open dataset Credentialed HDB-0085

Africa CDC Health Knowledge Hub

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) The Africa CDC Health Knowledge Hub serves as the central platform for disease surveillance, outbreak tracking, and health emergency data across the African continent under the African Union. The hub provides real-time disease outbreak information, health publications, and surveillance data integrated through Africa CDC's recently established Central Data Repository using a federated model. Open dataset Open access HDB-0086

Pan African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR)

South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) PACTR is the first WHO-recognized primary clinical trials registry in Africa, providing a free, open-access platform for registration of planned, ongoing, and completed clinical trials conducted across the continent. Established in 2007 and expanded to all disease conditions in 2009, the registry documents research patterns, funding, ethics, and locations of African-based trials. Research database Open access HDB-0087

WHO AFRO Integrated African Health Observatory (iAHO)

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) The integrated African Health Observatory (iAHO) is the strategic health intelligence platform hosting health data, analytics, and evidence for the WHO African Region encompassing 47 Member States and their National Health Observatories. The platform marshals standardized health data, performs in-depth analysis, and disseminates key health information for policy dialogue and health decision-making. Open dataset Open access

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