From the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research: Webinar: Using Embedded Research to strengthen National Health Systems: Learning from Ghana and Ethiopia March 16, 2018, 16:00 CET Many low-and middle-income countries face numerous challenges in generating relevant, context sensitive, timely evidence that can be used in health policy decision-making. The natural consequences are weak […]
Author: Aimee Silva
New Resources for promoting data use at the community level
Use of Community Health Data for Shared Accountability MEASURE Evaluation, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), developed a guidance document, brief, and PowerPoint presentation for use by country ministries of health (MOHs), local government, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), civil society, and community leaders to foster community engagement and shared accountability for monitoring […]
Save the Date: 6th AeHIN General Meeting + APAMI 2018 Conference
Mark your calendars, here are two events happening later this fall: On October 7-9, AeHIN will host its 6th General Meeting and Conference on Interoperable Digital Health for UHC. This year’s convening will take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Immediately following, on October 9-12, the Asia-Pacific Medical Informatics (APAMI) will host its 2018 Conference, Transforming […]
Ethiopia Embarks on Standardizing Its Electronic Health Management Information System
By Benti Ejeta Ethiopia is revolutionizing its current health management information system by adopting DHIS2—a tool with global acclaim for transforming the way health data is collected, validated, visualized, and analyzed. Ethiopia is rolling out the eagerly awaited comprehensive health data management platform, commonly known as District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2). By launching the […]
Happy Holidays from the RHINO Secretariat
Wishing all safe and merry holiday! Thank you for your continued support to RHINO in 2017 and we look forward to providing even more resources, events, and discussion on routine health information in 2018.
Your Organization is Not Ready for Big Data
Big Data for Development. You’ve seen that presentation title before, but are you really using big data in your organization to make data-driven decisions? Source: Your Organization is Not Ready for Big Data – ICTworks
Workshop Ensures Child Health & Nutrition Data is Used for Decision Making
With a focus on strengthening routine monitoring of child health services, USAID and MCSP hosted an Africa Regional Workshop in Johannesburg this September. The four-day workshop – entitled Improving Routine Data for Child Health in National Health Information Systems – was an energetic and productive affair, with more than 90 participants in attendance from 15+ countries. Presentations […]
AeHIN Hour on October 25th
Join the 93rd AeHIN Hour on October 25th at 12:00 GMT/20:00 Manila Time! The webinar will focus on Measure Evaluation‘s Health Information Systems (HIS) Strengthening Resource Center, a central hub, repository, and learning space for health professionals to share and exchange information on HIS strengthening. The webinar will feature speakers: Dr. Heidi Reynolds, PhD, PMH Director […]
Filling the training gaps in routine health information systems
A strong health information system that produces reliable, timely, and good-quality data is among several factors enabling health program managers to monitor, evaluate, and improve health system performance and make evidence-informed decisions. Routine health information systems (or RHIS—also called health facility and community information systems) regularly generate data that have been collected at public and […]
RHIS Insights from the RHINO Satellite Session at #HSR2016
In November 2016, RHINO hosted a Satellite Session at the Fourth Global Symposium on Health System Research in Vancouver, Canada. During the session, panelists from the RHINO Board, current regional HIS networks (Relacsis in the Americas and AeHIN in Asia), and HIS thought leaders shared their insights around the importance of HIS in establishing resilient […]
