Using remotely sensed night-time light as a proxy for poverty in Africa

• Main Authors: Tatem Andrew J (Author), Gething Peter W (Author), Alegana Victor A (Author), Noor Abdisalan M (Author), Snow Robert W (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Population health is linked closely to poverty. To assess the effectiveness of health interventions it is critical to monitor the spatial and temporal changes in the health indicators of populations and outcomes across varying levels...