The World Health Organization has identified in 2007, health information systems as one of the six building blocks of a health system. Which shows Health information systems are critical for decision-making within each of the other five building blocks (health service delivery, health workforce, access to essential medicines, health systems financing, and leadership and governance), hence forming the foundation of decision-making across health systems (1).
Health information systems serve multiple users and a wide array of purposes. It is essential for health system policy development and implementation, governance and regulation, health research, human resources development, health education and training, service delivery and financing (2). …show more content…
Elected Assemblies at these administrative levels have authority to allocate the financial resources and mobilize community support for health services(9). The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and the Regional Health Bureaus (RHBs) focus more on policy and strategy matters and technical support while Woreda Health Offices (WorHO) manage and coordinate the operation of the Woreda health system under their jurisdiction(10).
To strengthen the health information system, Ethiopia has undertaken an extensive reform and re-design of the health management and information systems. The reform has taken major steps in response to the lack of complete, accurate and timely data that as a result affected the quality of care, planning and management systems. (9)(12).
To fill the information need FMOH bases its activities on the implementation framework of the Health Sector Development Program (HSDP). Each of these successive plans has identified strengthening Health Management Information System/ Monitoring and Evaluation (HMIS/M&E) as a key strategy for successful implementation(11)(13). Accordingly, the National HMIS Strategy identifies five critical strategic areas to strengthen and continuously improve HMIS/M&E. These are standardization and integration of data collection and reporting, capacity building, the linkage between information sources, action-oriented performance monitoring, and use of the appropriate
Health information systems serve multiple users and a wide array of purposes. It is essential for health system policy development and implementation, governance and regulation, health research, human resources development, health education and training, service delivery and financing (2). …show more content…
Elected Assemblies at these administrative levels have authority to allocate the financial resources and mobilize community support for health services(9). The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and the Regional Health Bureaus (RHBs) focus more on policy and strategy matters and technical support while Woreda Health Offices (WorHO) manage and coordinate the operation of the Woreda health system under their jurisdiction(10).
To strengthen the health information system, Ethiopia has undertaken an extensive reform and re-design of the health management and information systems. The reform has taken major steps in response to the lack of complete, accurate and timely data that as a result affected the quality of care, planning and management systems. (9)(12).
To fill the information need FMOH bases its activities on the implementation framework of the Health Sector Development Program (HSDP). Each of these successive plans has identified strengthening Health Management Information System/ Monitoring and Evaluation (HMIS/M&E) as a key strategy for successful implementation(11)(13). Accordingly, the National HMIS Strategy identifies five critical strategic areas to strengthen and continuously improve HMIS/M&E. These are standardization and integration of data collection and reporting, capacity building, the linkage between information sources, action-oriented performance monitoring, and use of the appropriate