Haiti: HIS Indicators

Haiti

As of August 2019, we had located 26 of the 30 indicators for Haiti. Please see the table below for more details on each indicator.

Indicators 

National health strategy

Health sector M&E plan

HIS strategic plan**

Country has set of core health indicators

National HIS coordinating body

 

Country has master facility list**

Population census within the last 10 years**

Availability of national health surveys

Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths)

Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data

Country has national statistics office

National health statistics report (annual)**

Country has website for health statistics with latest data available

PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts

 

Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information**

Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring

Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF

Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year**

Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis

Existence of policies, laws, and regulations mandating public and private health facilities/ providers to report indicators determined by the national HIS

Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported

 

RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender

At least one national health account completed in last 5 years

 

National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years**

Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities

e-health strategy

 

 

**          Outdated

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.

Please check back in this Resource Center as we continue to expand the indicators of HIS strengthening, or click here to provide comments and suggestions.

Indicators

Status

Source

Title/Notes

1. National health strategy

Current (2012–2021)

http://bit.ly/2xL59lG

Plan Directeur de Santé 2012–2021

2. Health sector M&E plan

Current (2012–2021)

 http://bit.ly/2DKHAMi

The health system does not have a global M&E Plan. The plans are specific to Malaria and Tuberculosis programs. Refer to pages 143 to 157 (Cadre logique avec indicateurs cibles 2016-2019) of the Plan Directeur de Santé 2012–2021)

3. HIS policy

Not available

In-country contact

 

4. HIS strategic plan

Not current (2014–2015)

http://bit.ly/2Gt8eLA

Found inside the Grande Réalisation Ministère de la Sante Publique et de la Population (MSPP) 2014 – 2015 on page 50.

5. Country has set of core health indicators

Yes (2012–2021)

http://bit.ly/2xL59lG

Found inside the current National Health Strategy Plan on pages 157-171.

6. National HIS coordinating body

Established

http://bit.ly/2DMTKbN

The UEP (Unite d’evaluation des programmes), an inter-ministerial body, is responsible for HIS management and coordination. The steering committee was set up for specific activities.

Plan Directeur de Santé 2012–2021

7. Country has master facility list

Yes, but not current (2015)

http://bit.ly/2aOuBgJ

Liste des Institutions Sanitaires du Pays 2015

8. Conducted HMN assessment

Not conducted

http://bit.ly/2vGLZ3a

Link

9. Population census within the last 10 years

No (2003)

http://bit.ly/2biOJXD

Link

10. Availability of national health surveys 

DHS (2016-2017)

http://bit.ly/2x63gmH

Data and reports can be found on the link provided.

11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths)

Unknown estimate for live births and deaths estimate is less than 90% complete

http://bit.ly/2aP7FN4

Link

12. Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data

Available

In-country contact

http://bit.ly/2GpN94u 

http://bit.ly/2njNNIY 

The Système d’Information Sanitaire Unique (SISNU) (equivalent of DHIS2) is the electronic platform used for routine data collection at all levels. There are 1048 reporting through the SISNU system.

Health facilities also report to the Monitoring Evaluation et Surveillance Intégrée (MESI). There are 615 health facilities reporting through the MESI system.

13. Country has national statistics office

Yes

http://www.ihsi.ht

 

14. National health statistics report (annual)

Not current (2016)

http://bit.ly/2xuCJwN

Rapport Statistique 2016

15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available

Yes, and has most health reports available online

http://mspp.gouv.ht/
newsite/

 

16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy

Unknown

 

 

17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts

Conducted (2008)

http://bit.ly/2aZIEO0

Link

18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information

Available, but not current – 96% (2016)

In-country contact

http://bit.ly/2xuCJwN

Rapport de statistique de MSPP 2016 on page 46.

19. Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring

Available – 100%

http://bit.ly/2b9hszE

All 10 health departmental divisions submit data to the central level.

Found inside the 2014 health statistic report Rapport Statisitque Republique d’Haiti on pages 13-18.

20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF

WHO/UNICEF estimate= 69%, Official Government estimate= 74%

http://bit.ly/2bkvFu8

See page 12 of WHO and UNICEF estimate of immunization coverage: 2018 revision

21. Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year

Yes, by departments

Not current (2016)

63.8% of 132,958 total births

http://bit.ly/2xuCJwN

Found inside the current health statistic report on page 20.

22. Existence of policies, laws, and regulations mandating public and private health facilities/ providers to report indicators determined by the national HIS

Available in draft

In-country contact

A draft policy is available and waiting for congress vote

23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis

Available, only for data collection

In-country contact

There are no guidelines developed but there is a document “Guide de Remplissage Rapport Statistique ” that provides information on how to complete the data collection forms.

24. Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported

Available

 http://bit.ly/2BBlv0V

Manuel de Supervision a l’usage des Directions Centrales, Départementales, UCS et Institutions de Soins

See page 9-12 and 22-95

25. RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender

Yes

In-country contact

 

26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years

Not available (2012–2013)

http://bit.ly/2x60zBl

Rapport des Comptes Nationaux de Santé 2012-2013

27. National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years

Available, but not current

In-country contact

http://bit.ly/2np6dHl

The MSPP health database exists but is currently under construction. 

28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities

Available

http://bit.ly/2DXNs8s

http://bit.ly/2DU5QPn

In-country contact

Cartographie des Systemes D’approvisionnement et de Distribution des Produits Pharmaceutiques en Haiti (2012)

Politique Pharmaceutique Nationale

Normes et procedures de la DPMMT (not available online)

29. ehealth strategy

Available

In-country contact

This strategy is being developed by DAI and UEP now

30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting

Unknown

 

 

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