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Full Member HDSS

Agincourt HDSS

South Africa Rural
Lead institution
University of the Witwatersrand
Population
120,000
Started
1992
Infectious diseasesNon-communicable diseasesMental health & cognitionDemography, migration & mortalityNutrition & metabolism
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Full Member HDSS

AHRI HDSS

South Africa Mixed
Lead institution
Africa Health Research Institute
Population
155,000
Started
2000
Infectious diseasesNon-communicable diseasesMental health & cognitionDemography, migration & mortalityNutrition & metabolism
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Full Member HDSS

Arba Minch HDSS

Ethiopia
Lead institution
Arba Minch University
Population
138,000
Started
2009
Maternal, newborn & child healthReproductive healthMental health & cognitionDemography, migration & mortality
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Pending Membership Classification HDSS

Bamako HDSS

Mali
Lead institution
Centre for Vaccine Developement - Mali
Population
260,684
Other / multidisciplinary
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Full Member HDSS

BAMMISHO

South Africa
Lead institution
The Aurum Institute
Population
100,000
Demography, migration & mortality
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Full Member HDSS

Bandim Health Project

Guinea-Bissau Mixed
Lead institution
Ministry of Health, Guinea-Bissau & University of Southern Denmark
Population
160,000
Started
1979
Maternal, newborn & child healthDemography, migration & mortality
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Pending Membership Classification HDSS

Butaro HDSS

Rwanda Urban
Lead institution
University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, Rwanda
Population
38,000
Started
2025
Mental health & cognitionDemography, migration & mortalityHealth systems & implementation
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Full Member HDSS

Dale-Wonsho HDSS

Ethiopia Mixed
Lead institution
Hawassa University
Population
72,000
Started
2017
Maternal, newborn & child healthDemography, migration & mortality
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Full Member HDSS

DIMAMO Population Health Research Centre

South Africa Urban
Lead institution
University of Limpopo
Population
100,000
Started
1996
Infectious diseasesNon-communicable diseasesMaternal, newborn & child healthMental health & cognitionDemography, migration & mortality
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Pending Membership Classification Longitudinal Population Study

Dodowa HDSS

Ghana
Lead institution
Dodowa Health Research Centre
Population
132,690
Demography, migration & mortality
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Full Member Birth Cohort

Generation Malawi

Malawi Mixed
Lead institution
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Population
2,500
Started
2022
Mental health & cognitionGenomics & precision healthNutrition & metabolism
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Full Member HDSS

GRT-INSPIRED

South Africa Rural
Lead institution
Universities of Pretoria, Johannesburg & Witwatersrand
Population
91,000
Started
2022
Demography, migration & mortality
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Network / Nested Member Nested

HAALSI (Health and Aging in Africa)

South Africa Urban
Lead institution
University of the Witwatersrand
Population
5,540
Started
2015
Infectious diseasesNon-communicable diseasesMental health & cognitionGenomics & precision healthNutrition & metabolism
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Pending Membership Classification Longitudinal Population Study

IDI Research cohort

Uganda Rural
Lead institution
Infectious Diseases Institute
Population
1,000
Started
2004
Infectious diseases
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Full Member Birth Cohort

Ifakara Millennium Birth Cohort

Tanzania Mixed
Lead institution
Ifakara Health Institute
Population
5,400
Started
1998
Infectious diseasesNon-communicable diseasesDemography, migration & mortalityEnvironmental & climate health
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Full Member HDSS

Iganga Mayuge HDSS

Uganda Mixed
Lead institution
Makerere University Centre for Health and Population Research (MUCHAP)
Population
100,000
Started
2005
Demography, migration & mortality
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Pending Membership Classification Longitudinal Population Study

IHOPE

Madagascar Urban
Population
8,537
Started
2014
Health systems & implementation
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Full Member HDSS

Karene

Sierra Leone
Lead institution
Statistics Sierra Leone
Population
41,351
Demography, migration & mortality
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Full Member HDSS

Kaya HDSS

Burkina Faso Mixed
Lead institution
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS)
Population
84,000
Started
2007
Maternal, newborn & child healthReproductive healthDemography, migration & mortality
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Full Member HDSS

Kilifi HDSS

Kenya Urban
Lead institution
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
Population
300,000
Started
2000
Infectious diseasesMaternal, newborn & child healthDemography, migration & mortality
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Legacy Member HDSS

Kimpese HDSS

Congo (Kinshasa)
Lead institution
Centre de Recherche en Santé de Kimpese (CRSK)/Kimpese Health Research Centre (KHRC)
Population
60,000
Demography, migration & mortality
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Legacy Member HDSS

Magu/Kisesa HDSS

Tanzania
Lead institution
National Institute for Medical Research Centre
Population
54,000
Infectious diseasesDemography, migration & mortality
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Full Member HDSS

Manyatta HDSS

Kenya
Lead institution
KEMRI Centre for Global Health Research, Kisumu
Population
68,920
Infectious diseasesDemography, migration & mortalityEnvironmental & climate health
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Full Member HDSS

Mbita HDSS

Kenya
Lead institution
KEMRI Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine (NUITM)
Population
60,000
Demography, migration & mortality
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Full Member HDSS

MEIRU HDSS & LTC

Malawi Mixed
Lead institution
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Population
110,000
Started
2002
Infectious diseasesMental health & cognitionDemography, migration & mortalityGenomics & precision health
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Full Member HDSS

Nanoro HDSS

Burkina Faso Urban
Lead institution
Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro / Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (CRUN - IRSS)
Population
70,000
Started
2009
Infectious diseasesNon-communicable diseasesEnvironmental & climate health
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Full Member HDSS

Nouna HDSS

Burkina Faso
Lead institution
Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna
Population
125,000
Demography, migration & mortality
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Full Member Longitudinal Population Study

Nyanja HDSS

Malawi Urban
Lead institution
Nyanja Health Research Institute
Population
20,000
Started
2024
Demography, migration & mortality
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Full Member HDSS

Ouagadougou HDSS

Burkina Faso Rural
Lead institution
Institut Superieur des Sciences de la Population
Population
100,000
Started
2008
Mental health & cognition
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Full Member HDSS

Polana Caniço HDSS

Mozambique
Lead institution
Mozambique National Institute of Health
Population
24,528
Started
2018
Infectious diseasesNon-communicable diseasesDemography, migration & mortalityNutrition & metabolism
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Pending Membership Classification Network

PRECISE Network

Gambia, Mozambique, South Africa
Lead institution
King's College London; AKU Kenya; CISM Mozambique; MRCG, The Gambia; CeSSHAR, Zimababwe
Population
8,700
Other / multidisciplinary
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Full Member HDSS

Pujehun

Sierra Leone
Lead institution
Statistics Sierra Leone
Population
29,420
Demography, migration & mortality
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Network / Nested Member HDSS

SAPRIN

South Africa
Lead institution
South African Medical Research Council
Population
675,000
Infectious diseasesDemography, migration & mortality
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Full Member HDSS

Siaya HDSS

Kenya
Lead institution
KEMRI Centre for Global Health Research, Kisumu
Population
170,763
Infectious diseasesDemography, migration & mortalityEnvironmental & climate health
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Pending Membership Classification Network

SIREN

Ghana, Nigeria
Population
7,106
Other / multidisciplinary
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Pending Membership Classification Other

SIS-COVE/COMSA

Mozambique Mixed
Lead institution
Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS)
Population
828,663
Started
2018
Demography, migration & mortality
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Candidate Member HDSS

SUDESA

Gabon
Lead institution
Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL)
Population
76,900
Other / multidisciplinary
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Full Member HDSS

Taabo HDSS

Côte d'Ivoire
Lead institution
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire
Population
67,000
Demography, migration & mortality
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Pending Membership Classification Longitudinal Population Study

TASO-CAN

Uganda
Population
22,315
Other / multidisciplinary
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Full Member HDSS

USINGA HDSS

South Africa
Lead institution
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Population
42,000
Started
2023
Demography, migration & mortalityGenomics & precision health
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