Analysis of 13 African National Digital Health Strategy Documents

A computational text analysis of 13 recent national digital health strategy documents from African countries. The dataset, created by Kimsey Zajac and last updated in May 2026, identifies major topical priorities and assesses references to vulnerable populations like women, children, and the elderly.

Use Cases

• Compare thematic priorities across national strategies based on the text analysis results.
• Assess the frequency and context of references to women and children in policy documents.
• Identify gaps in concrete action plans for digital inclusion mentioned in the study conclusions.
• Analyze the representation of elderly populations in digital health strategy texts.

Strengths

• Focuses on 13 specific national strategy documents.
• Includes a computational text analysis methodology.
• Explicitly licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for open use.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Computational text analysis of policy documents.

Time Range

Recent (specific years not provided).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 17:23:38; freshness should be verified.

Geography

African countries.