EIVDENCE AND INFORMATION FOR POLICY
Situation
analysis
Continued efforts are still needed to
enhance the efficiency of National
Health Statistical Information System (NHSIS).
Despite the progress made in
strengthening the information process
particularly data collection and data
processing the NHSIS is still not close
enough from playing essential role in
the health decision making process.The
fragmentation of NHSIS into independent
sub-systems relating to each central
directorate, did not facilitate the
enhancement of data quality and data
use.
Main achievements
- Lan-networking
for data collection.
- A
website for the Ministry of Health.
-
Capacity building in data
collection.
-
Capacity building in programming
languages.
Main
constraints
- Lack
of qualified human and financial
resources.
- Lack
of unified and integrated systems.
-
Connectivity problem with concern
parties.
- Lack
of training.
Objective of the programme
-
Enhanceing capacity building in
health information process.
-
Dissemination of information via
internet.
-
Capacity building in ICD 10 coding
for mortality and morbidity.
- 20
health directorates will have on
line connection with Information
Center, in each directorate a PC
server, two workstations and printer
will be installed Currently only
dial-up connection is available
other choices are still under study.
Main
Priority Areas
-
Developing a central health database
compound of all relevant and
national information available in
the public health
system.
-
Reinforcing and dissemination of
available health information through
local networking as intranet and
internet.
-
Enhancing national capacity building
in health information process with
emphasis on data analysis, data
reporting and
data use in decision making.
-
Strengthening mortality statistics.
Indicators
- An
action plan on improving mortality
statistics.
-
Number of trained health
professionals on ICD-10
