The health system in South Africa has to date been fragmented and centralised. The priority
of the new government is to establish an integrated and decentralised district health system …

The Health Information Systems Programme (HISP) started in 1995 as a collaborative
research and development project between four universities (Western Cape, Cape Town in …

Following the decentralization of health services in line with Primary Health Care declaration
in Alma Ata in 1978, districts have gradually become a cornerstone of health systems in sub …

This chapter looks at national and international trends in health information systems. The
organisation and development of the South African national health information system over …

A health information system (HIS) provides the foundation for the generation of good-quality
data, and is a major building block of the health system. It integrates collection, processing …

I first started working in Africa 12 years ago and my initial impression was that there seemed
to be lots of westernised “Capital” or “Large Cities” across the continent and the “rest” was …

Background. Since reliable health information is essential for the planning and management
of health services, we investigated the functioning of the District Health Information System …

1. Background A decentralised health system based on districts is seen as the main vehicle
for reconstructing the health sector in South Africa (ANC, 1994). Total national health …

Extracted from text... HEALTH INDICATORS Candy Dayi and Calle Hedbergii i Health
Systems Trust ii Health Information Systems Programme (HISP) Introduction Since most of …

Extracted from text... Louisa Williamson and Norah Stoops HISP School of Public Health
University of the Western Cape Using Information for Health This chapter considers a …