Analysis for Action

About the project

Spanning four continents (Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America), Analysis for Action is a collaborative project between the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the NSOs of Argentina, Malawi, and Nepal.

Our mission is: “Equipping National Statistical Offices with skills and tools to support evidence-based preparedness and response to health emergencies”.

In partnership, we will:

Develop a sustainable online platform that will build capacity in National Statistical Offices (NSOs) for preparedness and response to health emergencies.
Strengthen engagement between project partner NSOs and National Public Health Authorities (NHPAs).
Achieve awareness of the platform across Low- and Middle-Income Country NSOs globally.

The ONS will build on their own COVID-19 response and statistical leadership expertise, as well as the breadth of different experiences of the Pathfinder Partners, to learn from each other and co-develop the online platform. Five key themes will be included in the platform, having been identified as essential for effective health emergency preparedness and response:

data collection
data analysis
outputs and reporting
stakeholder engagement and leadership
legislation

The online platform will offer quality-assured tools, guidance, and training to strengthen preparedness and support evidence-based decision-making during emergencies, such as infectious disease outbreaks. Developed by an international team of experts and shaped by the evolving needs of NSOs in low- and middle-income countries, it will be built to be accessible, user-friendly, and sustainable, ensuring easy access for all users.

Project timeline

Year 1 (2022 to 2023): Partnerships in place
Year 2 (2024 to 2025): Platform outline
Year 3 (2025 to 2026): Platform live – private
Year 4 (2026 to 2027): Platform live – public
Year 5 (2027 to 2028): Sustainable platform solution in place

Following the project start in April 2023, year one focused on capturing ‘Lessons Learnt’ from the COVID-19 pandemic response, forming Pathfinder Partnerships, and engaging wider stakeholders to inform the toolkit design. During years two to four, the online platform is being developed, tested, and iterated through a collaborative approach. The final year will focus on promotion, training and securing a sustainable long-term solution for the online platform by project completion in March 2028.

About our partners

Our three Pathfinder Partner NSOs are:

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), Argentina
Nepal National Statistics Office
National Statistical Office of Malawi

Each Pathfinder Partner NSO is working closely with an in-country Delivery Partner on the project. The in-country Delivery Partners are:

Centre for Medical Education and Clinical Research (CEMIC), Argentina
HERD International, Nepal
Luke International, Malawi

Global Network

Further collaborations are planned with other NSOs, government departments, academics, and non-governmental organisations through the Global Network. Global Network members can be kept up to date about the progress via our quarterly newsletter and may be asked to contribute to ad hoc platform development activities.

To view the latest Global Network newsletter: Analysis for Action Project Global Network newsletter: July 2025

About our funder

This project is led by the ONS and funded by Wellcome (Grant number 226596/Z/22/Z).

Contacts

To contact the Analysis for Action project, or to find out more about getting involved in our Global Network, please email: analysisforaction@ons.gov.uk

For our latest updates, you can follow ONS on Twitter: @ONSfocus

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