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A new study published in the Journal of International Humanitarian Action demonstrates how combining humanitarian registration data with satellite imagery and population maps can produce detailed, high-resolution maps of refugee populations – providing crucial information for humanitarian response and resource allocation. The research, led by WorldPop researchers in collaboration with UNHCR, developed and tested a

A new study led by WorldPop researchers has produced detailed maps showing where children missed out on measles vaccination during Nigeria’s 2021 vaccination campaign, providing crucial insights to help health officials reach underserved communities. The research, published in the journal Vaccines, analyzed data from 13 Nigerian states to identify areas where children remained unvaccinated both

WorldPop has launched an interactive web application that enables users to explore and visualize child and maternal health indicators at subnational levels across selected low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The CMH Progress Map provides detailed geographic insights into key health metrics, socio-economic factors, and progress toward Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The tool presents multiple indicators

A systematic review led by researchers from Johns Hopkins University, in collaboration with WorldPop at the University of Southampton and other institutions, has examined how human mobility data was used to understand SARS-CoV-2 transmission during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, published in Nature Communications, analyzed over 230 research papers to assess