Lori S. Ashford
Principal, Clarity Global Health LLC
Featured News & Insights
Analyzing Big Data on a Shoestring Budget
Big data has opened a new world for demographers and public health scientists to explore. But is analyzing big data practical and affordable?
Cities No Longer Lead Fertility Decline in Sub-Saharan Africa, New Research Reveals
Why would the shift to smaller families slow or stop in sub-Saharan African cities, where fertility remains so much higher than in other parts of the world?
COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa Appear Vastly Undercounted
Without better COVID-19 data, countries may struggle to identify priority populations for vaccines and secure the donor assistance they need to save lives.
Featured Resources
Demystifying Big Data for Demography and Global Health
Combining big data with traditional data can generate richly detailed and valuable analyses for global health professionals, but its use comes with drawbacks.
Report. Reflections From Five Years of Research on FGM/C
From 2015 to 2019, the African-led consortium developed innovative research methods and uncovered new evidence about the practice and how it is changing—focusing on families and communities, and health and legal systems—in eight countries: Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, and Sudan.
Report. A State-of-the-Art Synthesis On Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (Update)
(2016) Efforts to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) are a rising priority on many national and global agendas.
