Resource Type: Success Story Authors: Health Finance & Governance Project Published: 1/1/2016 Resource Description: In India, progress on key health targets for maternal and child mortality has been slow. The 2015 United Nations Millennium Development Goals Report found that “poor data quality, lack of timely data and unavailability of disaggregated data” is a key challenge to India’s […]
In India, progress on key health targets for maternal and child mortality has been slow. The 2015 United Nations Millennium Development Goals Report found that “poor data quality, lack of timely data and unavailability of disaggregated data” is a key challenge to India’s development policymaking. The national and state-level governments recognize the need for strengthening […]
A highly functioning national health information system (HIS) facilitates transparent and evidence-based decision making that ultimately leads to improvements in the health status of a country’s population. Rather than reflecting a single structure through which routine health statistics
Resource Type: Evaluation/Report Authors: Nehal Jain, Vunnava Janardhan Rao and Michael P. Rodriguez Published: 05/31/2014 Resource Description: The Health Finance and Governance project has worked with the National Health Mission in Punjab to conduct an assessment of the routine health information systems across three districts in the state. The assessment team utilized the Performance of Routine Information […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Olusesan A. Makinde, Abimbola Onigbanjo-Williams, Oluwaseun Adeleke, Elizabeth M. Ohadi, Awa D. Dieng, John S. Osika Published: 9/1/2012 Resource Description: The goal of this assessment was to evaluate the Routine Health Information System (RHIS) in Oyo state. Objectives were to identify the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities of the Health Management Information System (HMIS) unit […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Olusesan Makinde, Samson B. Adebayo, Oluwaseun Adeleke, Elizabeth Ohadi, Awa Dieng, and John Osika Published: 9/1/2012 Resource Description: The goal of this assessment was to evaluate the Routine Health Information System (RHIS) in Taraba state. Objectives were to identify the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities of the Health Management Information System (HMIS) unit in […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Olusesan A. Makinde, Jane Enemuo, Oluwaseun Adeleke, Elizabeth M. Ohadi, Awa D. Dieng, and John S. Osika Published: 9/1/2012 Resource Description: “The goal of this assessment was to evaluate the Routine Health Information System (RHIS) in Imo state. Objectives were to identify the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities of the Health Management Information System […]
Resource Type: Tool Authors: Health Systems 20/20 Published: 9/1/2012 Resource Description: In order to design effective strategies for creating a strong health system, countries first must have access to critical information on the strengths and limitations of their system. An effective assessment tool must be flexible and participatory in order to respond to the context specific […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Olusesan A. Makinde, Moses Onazi, Oluwaseun Adeleke, Elizabeth M. Ohadi, Awa D. Dieng, and John S. Osika Published: 9/1/2012 Resource Description: The goal of the assessment reported here was to evaluate the Routine Health Information System (RHIS) in Delta state, Nigeria. Objectives were to identify the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities of the […]
Resource Type: Report Authors: Olusesan A. Makinde, Charles Umar, Oluwaseun Adeleke, Elizabeth M. Ohadi, Awa D. Dieng, and John S. Osika Published: 10/1/2011 Resource Description: The goal of this assessment was to evaluate the Routine Health Information System (RHIS) in Niger state. Objectives were to identify the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities of the Health Management Information System […]
