Strategic Insights
Comprehensive analysis and practical guidance on census methodology, demographic policy, and governance reforms across Africa
Explore perspectives shaped by four decades of demographic research and policy work. Each topic highlights practical lessons in census design, family planning, maternal health, and governance reform.
Census Cost Optimization in Africa
Practical strategies for reducing census costs in low-income countries while maintaining data quality and reliability.
census cost reductiondigital mappingintegrated planning
Data Dissemination Strategies
Transforming raw census results into accessible products that shape policy, planning, and investment decisions.
census productspolicy usedata governance
Maternal Education and Child Mortality
How maternal education influences child survival in Africa - pioneering research that shaped regional policy.
women's educationchild survivaldemographic transition
Family Planning and Women's Health
Policy lessons from creating national family planning programmes and linking demographic evidence to governance reform.
family planningreproductive healthDRC PNPF
Intergovernmental Census Policy
Data sovereignty, regional coordination, and the political economy of census-taking in African contexts.
data sovereigntyregional coordinationcensus governance
African Census History
Evolution of population enumeration from colonial systems to modern digital censuses across the continent.
census evolutioncolonial legacymodernization
Cross-Sector Use of Census Data
How census data informs education planning, health systems, infrastructure, and economic development strategies.
sectoral planningdata integrationdevelopment planning
Francophone vs Anglophone Systems
Comparative analysis of census institutions, methodologies, and data culture in French and English-speaking Africa.
linguistic systemsinstitutional cultureregional differences
Census Failure and Data Gaps
Root causes of unsuccessful censuses and strategies to prevent data gaps that undermine development planning.
census challengesquality assurancerisk mitigation
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Dr Dackam Ngatchou provides strategic guidance to governments, UN agencies, and development partners on census design, family planning policy, and demographic governance.