10.17037/DATA.107
Dataset containing 2.1 million records used to generate estimates of official development assistance (ODA) to reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) based upon donor, recipient country and activity type between 2003–2013.
Disbursement information on donor-reported ODA and private grants were obtained from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Creditor Reporting System in January 2015 and coded based on donor name, project title, short and long descriptions, and CRS code describing the disbursement purpose. The coding scheme classifies records according to the degree to which they would promote attainment of Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 (reproductive and sexual health, maternal and newborn health, and child health, RMNCH). We also classified records according to whether they supported prenatal and newborn health (PNH).
The dataset includes project funding as well as allocating shares of general budget support, health sector support and basket funding based on recipient country characteristics. The data can be used for analysis of resource flows to RMNCH or to other purposes or beneficiaries.
This dataset uses OECD Creditor Reporting System data: https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=CRS1 (accessed 7th January 2015). CRS data are copyright OECD and free to use for any purpose with acknowledgement of their source.
A description of the research methods used to process the data and prepare it for analysis and sharing
Worldwide
Data collected between 2003-2013
Human population
Dataset provided by the OECD Creditor Reporting System did not contain any personally identifiable or sensitive data.
Ethics approval for study obtained from LSHTM Ethics Committee.
Reproductive Health, Maternal health, Child health, Funding, Countdown to 2015, Official Development Assistance
English
| Project name | Funder/sponsor | Grant number |
| Countdown to 2015 | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | OPP1058954 |
| Forename | Surname | Faculty / Dept | Institution | Role |
| Christopher | Grollman | Public Health & Policy / Global Health & Development | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Data Creator |
| Leonardo | Arregoces | Public Health & Policy / Global Health & Development | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Data Creator |
| Catherine | Pitt | Public Health & Policy / Global Health & Development | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Data Creator |
| Josephine | Borghi | Public Health & Policy / Global Health & Development | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Data Creator |
| Melisa | Martinez-alvarez | Public Health & Policy / Global Health & Development | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Data Creator |
| Timothy | Powell-Jackson | Public Health & Policy / Global Health & Development | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Data Creator |
| Justine | Hsu | Public Health & Policy / Global Health & Development | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Data Creator |
| Giulia | Greco | Public Health & Policy / Global Health & Development | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Data Creator |
| Filename | Description | Access status | Licence |
| Countdown_ODAplus_Dataset | Dataset containing 2.1 million records used to generate estimates of official development assistance (ODA) to reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) based upon donor, recipient country and activity type between 2003–2013 | Controlled | CRS data are copyright OECD and free to use for any purpose with acknowledgement of their source |
| CountdownODA_data_codebook | Codebook for Countdown ODAplus dataset | Open | Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY) |
| 0107_UserGuide | User guide for Countdown ODAplus dataset (this document) | Open | Creative Commons Attribution (CCBY) |