Background Weak health information systems (HIS) are a critical challenge to reaching the
health-related Millennium Development Goals because health systems performance cannot …

Abstract Background The Health Management Information System (HMIS) is crucial for
evidence-based policy-making, informed decision-making during planning, implementation …

Health services are increasingly under pressure to develop information systems that are
responsive to changing health needs and appropriate to service objectives. Developing an …

Background Effective planning for disease prevention and control requires accurate,
adequately-analysed, interpreted and communicated data. In recent years, efforts have been …

Background: A Health Information System (HIS) is a system that integrates data collection,
processing, reporting, and use of the information necessary for improving health service …

Background High-quality data are critical to inform, monitor and manage health programs.
Over the seven-year African Health Initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, three …

Background Health data can be useful for effective service delivery, decision making, and
evaluating existing programs in order to maintain high quality of healthcare. Studies have …

Background In developing countries, health information system (HIS) is experiencing more
and more difficulties to produce quality data. The lack of reliable health related information …

PROBLEM: In Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, as in many developing countries,
health managers lack faith in the national Health Management Information System (HMIS) …

Abstract Background Health Management Information System (HMIS) is a set of data
regularly collected at health care facilities to meet the needs of statistics on health services …