Bar graph designed to look like an icon of a pregnant women.

Aga Khan Foundation Canada + Greg Dubeau — Graphic Designer

Visualizing data gathered during a four-year baseline study, with the aim of enhancing maternal, newborn, and child health results.

Services: Graphic design and data visualization for print and screen

Product: Series of concise summaries presented through infographics and data visualizations.

Client

Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) is an international development organization and registered charity. AKFC partners with communities, businesses, and governments to find innovative, lasting solutions to promote inclusive development. Working in Africa and Asia, the Foundation invests in local institutions and systems that anchor progress over the long term.

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Team

Sophia Mirzayee

Rosemary Quipp

Katherine Boyes

Laboni Islam

Philippe Leduc

Annie Lee

Greg Dubeau

Aga Khan Foundation Canada: Committed to enhancing health outcomes in women and children

The AQCESS (Access to Quality Care through Extending and Strengthening Health Systems) project, managed from 2016–2020, aimed to enhance maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes for about 1.4 million individuals in specific regions of Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, and Pakistan.

Map of the four countries measured in the AQCESS study; Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, and Pakistan.

Leading the way through accessible healthcare services and education

Under the leadership of Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC →), AQCESS worked to expedite the reduction of maternal and child mortality and morbidity by enhancing the availability and utilization of vital healthcare services for expectant mothers, infants, and children under five.

Map of Kenya featured in a pop-out graphic.

Map of Mozambique featured in a pop-out graphic.

Map of Mali featured in a pop-out graphic.

Map of Pakistan featured in a pop-out graphic.

Animated infographic using three pregnant women icons as bar charts measuring the percentage of women who attended antenatal care at least four times during the pregnancy by any provider for reasons related to pregnancy.

Using data visualization to show the impact of AQCESS

Throughout the project’s duration, comprehensive baseline (B) and endline (E) assessments were carried out, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative analyses. The resulting data was then transformed into a series of infographics using data visualization techniques. These infographics aimed to offer a clear and accessible overview of AQCESS program strategies and accomplishments, fostering discussions about the project’s overall impact concerning its key performance indicators.

Infographic visualizing the percentage of births attended by skilled personnel in Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, and Pakistan.

Colour-coded chart visualizing the percentage of mothers and newborns who receive postnatal care within two days of childbirth.

A bar graph visualizing the percentage of women supported by their spouse/partner and/or family member in accessing maternal services.

Bar graph visualizing data for the percentage of target health facilities with adequate infection control protocols in place.

Sharing the story of AQCESS through data and brand

Adhering to the Aga Khan Foundation Canada visual identity guidelines, we crafted a new visual language to narrate the transformative journey of data within communities AKFC serves. Emphasizing clarity and brevity enhanced the data’s capacity to be quickly understood at-a-glance. The end result is a branded experience that uses raw data to emphasize the overarching impact of the AQCESS programming within the communities it serves.

Woman holding a tablet displaying two infographics.

A young adult BIPOC woman standing up and presenting a data visualization on a projected screen.

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Designer. Illustrator. Writer.

Greg Dubeau RGD is an independent graphic designer, illustrator, and writer based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. His collaboration helps agencies, organizations, and entrepreneurs look and work a little bit better than they did yesterday.