Assessing the national health information system: An assessment tool

Health Metrics Network HMN - World Health Organization

Health Metrics Network HMN is a global health partnership that focuses on two core requirements of health system strengthening in low and low-middle income countries:

• First, the need to enhance entire health information and statistical systems, rather than focus only upon specific diseases.
• Second, to concentrate efforts on strengthening country leadership for health information production and use.

In order to help meet these requirements and advance global health, it has become clear that there is an urgent need to coordinate and align partners around an agreed-upon “framework” for the development and strengthening of health information systems.

Content:

• Introduction
• Assessment of the national health information system (HIS)
• Scoring and interpretation of results

The HMN Assessment And Monitoring Tool: Version 4

I. Assessing national HIS resources
Table I.A National HIS information policies
Table I.B National HIS financial and human resources
Table I.C National HIS infrastructure

II. Assessing national HIS indicators
Table II.A Assessing national HIS indicators

III. Assessing national HIS data sources
Table III.A Censuses
Table III.B Civil registration
Table III.C Population surveys
Table III.D Individual records
Table III.E Service records
Table III.F Resource records

IV. Assessing national HIS data management
Table IV.A Assessing national HIS data management

V. Assessing national HIS data quality
Table V.A Under-5 mortality
Table V.B Maternal mortality
Table V.C HIV prevalence
Table V.D Measles vaccination coverage
Table V.E Attended deliveries
Table V.F Tuberculosis treatment
Table V.G General government health expenditure (GGHE) per capita
Table V.H Private expenditure
Table V.I Workforce density
Table V.J Smoking prevalence