Ten Domains.
One Integrated Capability.

CSEIR operates through ten technical domains designed to work independently or as a fully integrated program. From epidemic intelligence to health financing analytics, each domain is staffed by dedicated specialists and backed by institutional governance.

10 Technical Domains
Integrated Cross-Domain Delivery
Africa-Wide Operational Coverage

Surveillance Systems & Epidemic Intelligence

CSEIR designs, strengthens, and evaluates public health surveillance systems across the epidemiological intelligence spectrum: from facility-based IDSR to real-time outbreak detection platforms.

Core Capabilities
  • Integrated Disease Surveillance & Response (IDSR) system design and assessment
  • Surveillance system performance evaluation frameworks
  • Real-time epidemic intelligence platform architecture
  • Event-based surveillance and signal detection protocols
  • Cross-border surveillance coordination frameworks
  • One Health surveillance integration strategies
IDSR Outbreak Intelligence WHO APSED Real-Time Monitoring
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Immunization Systems Engineering

CSEIR applies systems engineering principles to immunization programs, moving beyond coverage metrics to redesign the structural and operational factors that determine whether vaccines reach every child.

Core Capabilities
  • Immunization program performance assessment and gap analysis
  • Microplanning optimization using geospatial and demographic data
  • Zero-dose and under-immunized population stratification
  • Cold chain assessment and logistics system strengthening
  • Immunization data quality improvement frameworks
  • Coverage survey design and post-campaign evaluation
EPI Zero-Dose Microplanning Cold Chain Gavi
Strengthen your immunization program

Applied Epidemiology & Biostatistical Modelling

From disease burden estimation to predictive risk modelling, CSEIR's epidemiological and biostatistical team provides the analytical engine behind evidence-based health policy and investment decisions.

Core Capabilities
  • Disease burden estimation and mortality attribution analysis
  • Multivariable regression and survival analysis
  • Predictive risk modelling and scenario analysis
  • Epidemiological investigation support (outbreak response)
  • Health impact evaluation and counterfactual analysis
  • Statistical capacity strengthening for national teams
Biostatistics R / Stata Burden of Disease Modelling
Scope an analytical study

Geospatial Intelligence & Accessibility Analytics

CSEIR's geospatial unit translates population, infrastructure, and service delivery data into spatial intelligence, enabling governments and donors to allocate resources where they will have the greatest impact.

Core Capabilities
  • GIS-based service catchment and coverage gap analysis
  • Location-allocation modelling for facility placement
  • Travel-time and physical accessibility mapping
  • Geocoded health facility master list development
  • Equity mapping and spatial disparity analysis
  • Geospatial dashboard engineering for program monitoring
GIS QGIS / ArcGIS Accessibility Equity Mapping
Map your coverage gaps

Clinical Research Governance & Trial Support

CSEIR provides institutional infrastructure and advisory services to clinical research programs in Africa, filling the governance, regulatory, and systems gaps that constrain research quality and integrity.

Core Capabilities
  • Clinical trial protocol development advisory
  • Good Clinical Practice (GCP) systems assessment and strengthening
  • Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) advisory secretariat
  • Research ethics submission and regulatory navigation support
  • Site feasibility assessment and investigator capacity building
  • Trial monitoring and safety reporting framework design
GCP DSMB ICH-E6 Clinical Trials Research Ethics
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Population-Based Surveys & Field Epidemiology

CSEIR designs and operationalises population-based surveys with full-cycle responsibility: from sampling strategy and questionnaire development through field supervision, data quality assurance, and final analysis.

Core Capabilities
  • Cluster survey design (WHO EPI 30×7, LQAS, household surveys)
  • Coverage Evaluation Survey (CES) design and implementation
  • Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) for program monitoring
  • Rapid epidemiological investigation deployment
  • Survey supervisor training and real-time field quality assurance
  • Data analysis, report writing, and dissemination support
DHS MICS Coverage Survey LQAS Field Epidemiology
Design a population survey

Digital Health Architecture & Data Governance

CSEIR builds and governs health information systems: from DHIS2 configuration and data quality frameworks to interoperability architecture and digital dashboard engineering for program decision-making.

Core Capabilities
  • DHIS2 system configuration, customisation, and optimisation
  • Health information system interoperability assessment
  • Data quality assurance (DQA) framework design and implementation
  • Digital health strategy development aligned to national HIS roadmaps
  • Real-time program monitoring dashboard development
  • HIS governance framework and data use culture strengthening
DHIS2 HL7 / FHIR Data Quality OpenHIE mHealth
Architect your digital health stack

Health Systems Strengthening & Implementation Science

CSEIR applies implementation science frameworks to diagnose systemic failures and design evidence-based interventions, then operationalises those interventions within the constraints of real health system environments.

Core Capabilities
  • Health system bottleneck analysis and root cause mapping
  • Service delivery model evaluation and redesign
  • Health workforce capacity assessment and training system design
  • Health financing analytics and resource tracking
  • Quality-of-care measurement and improvement system design
  • Implementation fidelity evaluation and adaptive management
HSS Implementation Science LMIS QI Health Financing
Strengthen your health system

Strategic Health Policy & Investment Cases

CSEIR translates epidemiological evidence and implementation intelligence into the strategic and financial frameworks that governments and donors use to plan, resource, and advocate for health investments.

Core Capabilities
  • National immunization strategic plan (NISP) development
  • Multi-year programme planning and costed operational framework development
  • Investment case development for domestic and donor financing
  • Health sector situation analysis and strategic review
  • Policy brief and evidence synthesis for decision-maker audiences
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis and health economic modelling
NISP Investment Case Health Economics Policy Briefs
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Program Implementation & Technical Assistance

CSEIR deploys structured multidisciplinary technical assistance, embedding specialist teams within government programs and implementing partners to provide hands-on implementation support, not just advisory.

Core Capabilities
  • Multidisciplinary TA team deployment and coordination
  • Program management office (PMO) establishment and operations
  • Routine program monitoring and adaptive implementation support
  • Sub-national technical support and mentorship deployment
  • Institutional capacity transfer through structured on-the-job learning
  • End-of-project transition planning and sustainability assessment
Technical Assistance PMO Embedded TA Capacity Transfer
Embed technical assistance
Our Clients

Built for Those Who Build Health Systems

CSEIR is structured to meet the procurement, compliance, and technical requirements of the institutions that drive public health investment across Africa.

Governments & Ministries

Ministries of Health and national disease programs procuring technical assistance, surveillance systems, immunization support, and health policy development.

Examples
National EPI Programs Ministries of Health NHPIs

Multilateral Organizations

WHO country offices, UNICEF, Gavi, Africa CDC, and regional health bodies requiring embedded technical support and program implementation capacity.

Examples
WHO UNICEF Gavi Alliance Africa CDC

Donors & Foundations

Development partners, bilateral donors, and foundations seeking technically credible implementing partners with governance transparency and results accountability.

Examples
Gates Foundation USAID Global Fund FCDO

Academic & Research Institutions

Universities, schools of public health, and research consortia requiring field implementation capacity, epidemiological expertise, or data governance support.

Examples
Schools of Public Health Research Consortia IS Networks
How We Work

Flexible Engagement,
Consistent Standards.

CSEIR can be engaged through multiple procurement and partnership models, all operating under the same Board-governed quality and compliance framework.

Project-Based Contract

  • Fixed-scope, fixed-price deliverables
  • Defined TOR with milestone-based payment
  • Independent deliverables or full program packages
  • Suited for governments, multilaterals, donors
Best For
Surveys, assessments, strategic plans, training programs

Embedded Technical Assistance

  • Long-term specialist team deployment
  • Embedded within government or partner structures
  • Flexible scope, adaptive implementation support
  • Suited for program management offices
Best For
System strengthening, PMO support, sub-national TA

Advisory Retainer

  • On-call expert access for defined hours per month
  • Technical review, strategic guidance, peer review
  • Responsive, low-overhead engagement structure
  • Suited for donors, academic institutions, policy bodies
Best For
Proposal review, technical oversight, policy advisory
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