Functional health information systems have been identified as one of the six building blocks
of a successful health system by the World Health Organisation. Community health workers …

Abstract Information should form the backbone of decisions that effect change in all areas. It
is therefore paramount in health, for information to be used for decision making. In effect this …

Globally, health management information systems (HMIS) in strengthening health systems
have gained recognition due to potential of technology to improve access to quality care in …

The generation of health information starts at the community level through the Community-
Based health information system. At the community level, this source of information is …

The development of community-based health management information systems in
developing countries is not well documented. This paper reports how a Community-based …

Background: The Ministry of Health and implementing partners have developed initiatives
(electronic information systems) to aide in collecting, collating and reporting health data from …

Background: WHO places health information as a key pillar of an effective health system
(HS). HS strengthening has become a key focus of many nations. A paradigm shift from …

Methods Information for this study was gathered through semi-structured interviews. The
interviewees were purposefully selected from various community health units and public …

For a long time, the Malawi health sector community level was using paper-based tools.
However, the huge impact of the data generated at the lowest level of the health sector in …

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 …