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Wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki had just advocated for better health and gender data collection to create way for families and health professionals to track the progress of a pregnancy, register birth and record immunisation and health information. Mrs Saraki, the founder and president of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), made the advocacy in a keynote address she delivered at the Cambridge-Africa day hosted by the University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College, United Kingdom. She noted that, “there must be data revolution in Africa to give us an accurate indication of who, what and where our attention is needed. Partnerships and collaborations between the UK and African institutions – such as the University of Cambridge – can and will provide the key that Africa needs to unlock its potential.” “I believe that research should serve the dual effect of informing academia and policy, as well as providing data and tools that build capacity that transform knowledge ...