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Strengthening Health Information Systems for Effective Policy Decision-Making

This report emphasizes the critical role of vital statistics and health surveillance in effective planning and decision-making. Ministers are urged to advocate for improved civil and vital registration systems and to enhance the capacity to collect, analyze, and utilize health data across regions. The expected benefits of electronic medical records and the importance of information and communication technology are highlighted. This initiative aims to ensure timely and accurate data for evidence-based policy decisions, prioritize health resources efficiently, and better respond to health emergencies.

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Strengthening Health Information Systems for Effective Policy Decision-Making

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  1. Health Information Surveillance Evidence-based Statistics Electronic Medical Records Reporting backGroup 3:

  2. Issues raised by ministers • Vital statistics and surveillance are critical to planning • Expected benefit from electronic medical records and other technology for scattered islands • Need to strengthen human capacity to collect, analyze, and use health information • Role of Information and communication technology • Different capacities and organizational structures • Harmonization between sectors

  3. Consequences of not addressing this concern? Lack of accurate and timely information limits: • Making evidence-based policy decisions • Focusing on the right priorities • Efficient allocation of resources • Monitoring progress • Detection and response to health emergencies

  4. Regional actions • Build effective training programs for all levels • Data management, surveillance, epidemiology • Harmonize, develop standards • Learn from successes and failures • Strengthen regional surveillance & response • APSED/IHR • STEPS surveys • Civil registration

  5. What is best done at national level • Strengthen human resource capacity, including developing core data competencies at all levels • Advocate for improved civil & vital registration systems • Select appropriate solutions based on information needs and country capacity • Improve quality & use of existing data • Strengthen surveillance & response • Ensure privacy and confidentiality

  6. What should development partners do? • Utilize and strengthen existing health information (also donor harmonisation) • Empower countries to better use their own data • Build effective data management and field epidemiology training programs • Improve communications between countries (IHR, health statistics)

  7. Better utilize existing data and resources • In-country statistics offices and surveillance systems • Regional networks (e.g. PPHSN, PHIN, PIHOA) • Regional surveillance systems (e.g. Syndromic Surveillance, Laboratory networks)

  8. Recommended Actions for Ministers Create a culture of information: • Demand better quality information and evidence for policy decisions • Advocate for improved civil and vital registration systems • Select the most appropriate solution to get the required information • Support strengthening of human resources

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