Background Untimely, incomplete and inaccurate data are common challenges in planning,
monitoring and evaluation of health sector performance, and health service delivery in many …

Current approaches for capacity building in Health Informatics (HI) in developing countries
mostly focus on training, and often rely on support from foreign entities. In this paper, we …

The Primary Health Care (PHC) sector in developing countries is usually the key entity
responsible for providing health care services to the population, especially within rural …

Background Management of health data and its use for informed-decision making is a
challenging health sector aspect in developing countries. Monitoring and evaluation of …

Background The production, use and exchange of health information is an essential part of
the health services, as it is used to inform daily decision-making and to develop new …

Objective: Review the history of health informatics in Africa as projected by the HELINA
conferences, to draw inferences for the next phase. Methods and materials: Summarising …

Abstract Macfarlane, AbouZahr and Tangcharoensathien examine the need for information
to guide policy development, programme planning and implementation at every level of a …

In a developing country, is it possible to produce a comprehensive national policy for health
informatics in a rational and democratic way? This report argues that it is--if close attention is …

The latest evaluation of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the health situation in
Africa recognizes that District Health Management Teams (DHMT) are not as efficient and …

Abstract Background The government of Ethiopia has envisioned digitalizing primary
healthcare units through the electronic community health information system (eCHIS) …