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toubab1020
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 Posted - 23 Oct 2010 : 14:30:06
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This is a very good thing for without it how can you plan and note developments in remote places,I hope its got a stocktaking element in it for drugs recieved and drugs dispensed.
http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/hmis-data-collection-tool-validated
HMIS DATA COLLECTION TOOL VALIDATED
Africa » Gambia
Friday, October 22, 2010
THE HEALTH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS) UNDER THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE IN COLLABORATION WITH UNICEF ON WEDNESDAY HELD A ONE-DAY VALIDATION WORKSHOP ON REVISED HMIS DATA COLLECTION TOOL AT THE NATIONAL MALARIA CONTROL PROGRAMME (NMCP), KANIFING.
SPEAKING AT THE OCCASION, DAWDA CEESAY, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND INFORMATION, REVEALED THAT THE NATIONAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN TRANSFORMING IN THE PAST YEARS AND SOME OF THE MAIN ACTIVITIES THAT THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING ARE INTRODUCTION OF DISTRICT HEALTH INFORMATION SOFTWARE VERSION 2 (DHIS2), SMS FOR HEALTH PROJECT WHICH STARTED IN JUNE 2010, REPORTING ON TWENTY ESSENTIAL DRUGS AND TEN ILLNESSES CONDITIONS OR OUTCOMES ON WEEKLY BASES; AS WELL AS DHIS 2 MOBILE APPLICATION, WHICH THEY HOPE TO START SOON.
HE ADDED THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HEALTH WORKERS IN ALL THE SIX HEALTH REGIONS HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON DHIS2 DURING THIS YEAR. "CURRENTLY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE IS IN THE PROCESS OF LAUNCHING YET ANOTHER ELECTRONIC DATABASE TO COLLECT DATA ON OUR ENTIRE HEALTH WORKFORCE FOR EFFECTIVE PLANNING, MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RVTH STRATEGY," CEESAY REVEALED.
HE STATED THAT THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS VALIDATION IS TO MAINSTREAM GENDER INTO THE HMIS KNOWING FULLY THE IMPORTANT ROLE GENDER PLAYS IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTSTATED, ADDING THE WORKSHOP IS A FOLLOW UP TO THE NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP THAT WAS CONDUCTED IN MAY 2010. .
DAWDA CEESAY FURTHER STATED THAT THE FORUM WILL HELP THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH IN ITS ANALYSIS OF POLICY, PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING AND EVIDENCE BASED DECISION-MAKING WHICH RELATES TO SPECIFIC GENDER ISSUES AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION.
"THE IMPORTANCE OF DATA IN DEVELOPMENT ESPECIALLY IN THE HEALTH SECTOR IS PARAMOUNT. COLLECTING COMPLETE, TIMELY AND ACCURATE DATA; VERIFYING THE COLLATED DATE AND ANALYSIS IT, REPORTING TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND ACTING ON IT IMMEDIATELY WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICES DELIVERED TO THE POPULATION BY MAKING INFORMED-DECISION," HE NOTED.
CEESAY SAID THAT THE DATA COLLECTED WILL HELP THEM TO MANAGE THE SCARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE, MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THEIR INTERVENTIONS AND SHARING WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS. "THE DATA WILL ALSO HELP US TO DETECT EARLY SIGNS OF EPIDEMICS AND MAKE TIMELY INTERVENTION TO REDUCE THEIR SEVERITY AND CONSEQUENCES ON THE POPULATION," HE REVEALED.
HE EXPRESSED GRATITUDE TO UNICEF, GAMBIA FOR FUNDING THE WORKSHOP AND INFORMED THAT AFTER THE VALIDATION, THE NEXT STAGE WILL BE TO TRAIN HEALTH WORKERS ON THE REVISED TOOLS AND DEVELOP A DATABASE THAT WILL MATCH WITH THE REVISED TOOL. ASSURING PARTICIPANTS OF CONTINUOS UNICEF SUPPORT , MATHEW BALDEH, AN OFFICIAL FROM UNICEF, STRESSED THAT DATA COLLECTION WAS IMPORTANT, THEREFORE THE FORUM WILL ENABLE THEM MAKE PLANS TO KNOW AREAS TO INTERVENE.
"HEALTH INFORMATION IS RELEVANT FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTRY. WE WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DATA COLLECTED IS NOT FROM US BUT FROM HEALTH FACILITIES," HE EMPHASISED.
Author: BY FATOU JALLOW
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