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A Note on Sources of Secondary Data in Pakistan: Healthcare Indicators

Moeen Naseer Butt


INDUSTRY : Healthcare

AREA : Business Government/International Economy

ORGANIZATION : Pakistan

LENGTH : 24

LUMS No : 16-289-2013-2

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2013

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KEYWORDS:

Sources of Secondary Data,Pakistan,Healthcare Indicators,Research Process,Monitoring & Evaluation,Results Based Monitoring


DESCRIPTION:

Secondary data carries a distinct importance in the research process. It can reduce or even eliminate the need of primary data, which is relatively costly and time consuming to collect and analyse. However, compiling relevant and useful secondary data can be a daunting task. The purpose of this note is to compile a list of key secondary data sources of healthcare indicators in Pakistan.The objective of this note is, to be used as supplementary training material for the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) training programs of ASP-LUMS, SEDC, and other clients in conjunction with Logical Framework Analysis (LFA)/Results Based Monitoring (RBM) framework development. It can be used in the topics of developing indicators and research methods in the same training programs. It may also be used as a basis of class-room discussion on secondary data sources and their importance. Furthermore this note would be helpful for project managers, practitioners, and students who are undertaking their research projects on healthcare topics.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

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SUBJECTS COVERED:

Business Government, International Economy