CSF in partnership with UNICEF, has enhanced the EQUIST (Equity-focused Information System for Health) platform to strengthen global and national capacity for evidence-based health planning. The new developments expand EQUIST’s analytical scope to address critical areas of maternal and child health, primary health care (PHC) costing, and the impact of health emergencies on service delivery.

To support UNICEF’s Maternal and Newborn Tetanus Elimination (MNTE) strategy, CSF developed the MNTE Risk Analysis Module, enabling national decision-makers to identify geographic areas at high risk of tetanus and prioritize interventions for the most vulnerable populations.

In response to global health crises such as COVID-19, Ebola, Polio, and Cholera, CSF introduced the Disruption of Health Services Module, allowing users to model how emergencies affect health service delivery using subnational data.

To further strengthen resource allocation and planning, CSF also developed the PHC Costing Module, which supports countries in calculating the additional costs of scaling up primary health care services—helping policymakers make informed financial decisions.

Finally, to ensure data timeliness and usability, the Automatic New Dataset Detection feature was implemented, enabling EQUIST to automatically integrate the latest national and subnational surveys, allowing real-time analyses across 40+ countries.