COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries

C Arsenault, A Gage, MK Kim, NR Kapoor… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Declines in health service use during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
could have important effects on population health. In this study, we used an interrupted time …

Routine data for malaria morbidity estimation in Africa: challenges and prospects

VA Alegana, EA Okiro, RW Snow - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background The burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa remains challenging to measure
relying on epidemiological modelling to evaluate the impact of investments and providing an …

Using routine health information data for research in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

YW Hung, K Hoxha, BR Irwin, MR Law… - BMC Health Services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Routine health information systems (RHISs) support resource allocation and
management decisions at all levels of the health system, as well as strategy development …

Health service utilisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020: a multicountry empirical assessment with a focus on maternal, newborn and …

A Amouzou, A Maïga, CM Faye, S Chakwera… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction There are concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
continuation of essential health services in sub-Saharan Africa. Through the Countdown to …

Data quality of the routine health management information system at the primary healthcare facility and district levels in Tanzania

SF Rumisha, EP Lyimo, IR Mremi, PK Tungu… - BMC medical informatics …, 2020 - Springer
Background Effective planning for disease prevention and control requires accurate,
adequately-analysed, interpreted and communicated data. In recent years, efforts have been …

Routine health management information system data in Ethiopia: consistency, trends, and challenges

A Adane, TM Adege, MM Ahmed, HA Anteneh… - Global health …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Ethiopia is investing in the routine Health Management Information System.
Improved routine data are needed for decision-making in the health sector. Objective: To …

Spatio-temporal modelling of routine health facility data for malaria risk micro-stratification in mainland Tanzania

SG Thawer, M Golumbeanu, S Lazaro, F Chacky… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
As malaria transmission declines, the need to monitor the heterogeneity of malaria risk at
finer scales becomes critical to guide community-based targeted interventions. Although …

Health management information system (HMIS) data verification: a case study in four districts in Rwanda

A Nshimyiryo, CM Kirk, SM Sauer, E Ntawuyirusha… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Reliable Health Management and Information System (HMIS) data can be used
with minimal cost to identify areas for improvement and to measure impact of healthcare …

Barriers and enablers to routine register data collection for newborns and mothers: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study

D Shamba, LT Day, SB Zaman, AK Sunny… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Policymakers need regular high-quality coverage data on care around the time
of birth to accelerate progress for ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths and …

Malaria vaccine coverage estimation using age-eligible populations and service user denominators in Kenya

AK Moturi, R Jalang'o, A Cherono, SK Muchiri… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization approved the RTS, S/AS01 malaria
vaccine for wider rollout, and Kenya participated in a phased pilot implementation from 2019 …