12/12/2025
Building Capacity for Better Health Data
The medical staff of the Douala General Hospital (DGH) from the 11 to the 12 of December, 2025, participated in a two-day training program on the Medical Certification of the Causes of Death (CMCD), organized by Vital Strategies in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health.
During these 2 day training, participants reviewed the standards for accurate death certification, learned to use the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11),practiced filling out Medical Certification of the causes of Death (CMCD) forms, and received hands-on training on entering mortality data into a District Health Information Software (DHIS2).
This capacity-building session strengthens the quality of mortality data produced by the hospital and supports better public health planning.
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