1. Collecting Health data in Africa Peter Hessels, senior ICT advisor/trainer

3. Existing datasets: Demographic Health Survey, HMR

4. OSS: District Health Information SystemMy question: What do we learn from this example: Do’s and don’ts

5. Why? “Reliable and timely health information is an essential foundation of public health action and health systems strengthening, both nationally and internationally.” “Health workers are overburdened by excessive data and reporting demands from multiple and poorly coordinated subsystems” - Health Metrics Network

6. Health Metrics Network As of June 2010, 83 countries are applying the principles and approaches of the HMN Framework to strengthen their national Health Information System (HIS) and to improve their health status by using better health information.

8. 500 health information experts

10. strengthening intersectoral collaboration and coordination to develop and govern national health information system policies

11. investing in appropriate technology – based on open standards – that permits rapid expansion to rural populations that empowers frontline employees with real time access to information and permits rapid action in public health emergencies

13. Levels of authority

14. Understanding the research

15. Understanding the questions

17. Understanding what is consented

19. Systematically

20. Can be used as reference data

21. Data policy

25. technical assistance to more than 240 surveys

26. over 85 countries

27. understanding of health and population trends in developing countries. fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, gender, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and nutrition.

29. Demographic Health Survey STAT compiler - include multiple indicators, residence breakdown, and age categories associated with an indicator topic. STAT mapper - Geographic representation of data Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)

33. Global partnership

34. Strengthening national health systems

35. Country owned

36. ToolkitHealth System Assement Tool Maternal Mortality Measurement Resource Resources

39. HISP – Health Information Systems Program HISP is a global south-south-north collaborative network. Our aim is better health care in developing countries through the combination of research on and implementation of Health Information Systems.

43. Collaboration

44. Analysis

45. Visualisation

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