Report of the 4th meeting of the focal points of the Small Countries Health Information Network (SCHIN)

Overview

The fourth meeting of the focal points of the Small Countries Health Information Network (SCHIN) was hosted by the WHO Regional Office for Europe under the auspices of the Fifth high-level meeting of small countries on 27 June 2018 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Its aim was to discuss developments and updates since the previous meeting of the focal points and to reach agreement on further action points. The results of the surveys on small country policy priorities and the indicator shortlist for the health systems performance assessment were also presented. Meeting outcomes included identification of next steps in the establishment of the final health system performance assessment indicator set, agreement on the calculation and reporting methods to be used for rolling averages and updating of the workplan. Focal points also discussed the drafting of a joint statement by SCHIN to the WHO Regional Committee for Europe.