Cameroon: HIS Indicators
As of August 2019, we had located 10 of the 30 indicators for Cameroon. Please see the table below for more details on each indicator.
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National health strategy** |
Health sector M&E plan |
Country has set of core health indicators** |
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Conducted HMN assessment |
Population census within the last 10 years** |
Availability of national health surveys |
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Country has national statistics office |
Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
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At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
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The table below presents more information on each indicator. Indicator definitions can be found here: http://www.measureevaluation.org/his-strengthening-resource-center/health-information-systems-his-country-profile-indicators
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1. National health strategy |
Not current (2011–2015) |
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2. Health sector M&E plan |
Available (2016- 2027) |
Found on pages 189-201 in Part IV: Implementation and Monitoring-Evaluation Framework of the 2016 – 2027 Health Sector Strategy |
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3. HIS policy |
Unknown |
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4. HIS strategic plan |
Unknown |
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5. Country has set of core health indicators |
Yes, but not current (2015) |
Found on pages 121–134 of the National Health Strategy plan |
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6. National HIS coordinating body |
Unknown |
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7. Country has master facility list |
Unknown |
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8. Conducted HMN assessment |
Completed (2007) |
Analyse Situationelle du Systeme d'Information Sanitaire au Cameroun |
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9. Population census within the last 10 years |
No (2005) |
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10. Availability of national health surveys |
DHS (2011) MICS5 (2014) |
http://www.childinfo.org
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2018 DHS is ongoing. Data and reports can be found by following the links provided. |
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11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
Unknown |
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12. Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
Unknown |
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13. Country has national statistics office |
Yes |
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14. National health statistics report (annual) |
Unknown |
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15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Yes |
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16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Unknown |
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17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts |
Not conducted |
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18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
Unknown |
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19. Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
Unknown |
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20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
WHO/UNICEF estimate= 71%; Official government estimate= 71% |
See page 8 of WHO/UNICEF estimates of immunization coverage: 2018 revision |
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21. Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year |
Unknown |
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22. Existence of policies, laws, and regulations mandating public and private health facilities/ providers to report indicators determined by the national HIS |
Unknown |
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23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Unknown |
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24.Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
Unknown |
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25.RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Unknown |
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26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
Available, but not current (2012) |
Compte Nationux de la Santé 2012 – National Health Accounts Executive Summary 2012 |
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27. National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years |
Unknown |
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28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
Unknown |
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29. e-health strategy |
Unknown |
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30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
Unknown |
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