Rwanda: HIS Indicators
As of August 2019, we had located 26 of the 30 indicators for Rwanda. Please see the table below for more details on each indicator.
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National health strategy |
Health sector M&E plan** |
HIS strategic plan |
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Country has set of core health indicators |
Country has master facility list** |
Population census within the last 10 years |
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Availability of national health surveys
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Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
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Country has national statistics office |
National health statistics report (annual)** |
Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
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DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts
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Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
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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** |
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Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
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At least one national health account completed in last 5 years**
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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 |
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e-health strategy**
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Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
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** Outdated
†† Available, but last update unknown
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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Indicators |
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1. National health strategy |
Current (2018–2024) |
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2. Health sector M&E plan |
Not current (2014–2018) |
Monitoring & Evaluation Plan for the Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP III) 2014–2018 |
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3. HIS policy |
Not available |
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An eHealth Policy is currently under development. It should be finished August 2016. |
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4. HIS strategic plan |
Yes |
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The HIS strategic plan is a sub-plan of the eHealth strategic plan. |
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5. Country has set of core health indicators |
Yes (2018–2024) |
Found on pages 20–30 of the Annexes in current Health Sector Strategic Plan (2018-2024) |
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6. National HIS coordinating body |
No |
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Rwanda has an eHealth technical working group that meets infrequently. |
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7. Country has master facility list |
Current (2018) |
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8. Conducted HMN assessment |
Not completed |
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9. Population census within the last 10 years |
Yes (2012) |
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10. Availability of national health surveys |
MICS2 (2000) and DHS (2014–2015) |
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11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
Incomplete: Live births and deaths estimated less than 90% complete |
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12. Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
Yes, nationally |
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13. Country has national statistics office |
Yes |
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14. National health statistics report (annual) |
Not current (2016) |
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15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Yes, updated and has recent health report. |
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16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Yes (2017), but not available online |
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It is conducted every 6 months as part of integrated supportive supervision in all district hospital catchment areas |
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17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts |
Conducted – some PRISM tools |
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18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
96% in 2015 |
National DHIS 2 |
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19. Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
Not available |
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It is assumed that all levels of administration use data from DHIS-2 to monitor health trends. |
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20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
WHO/UNICEF estimate = 99%; Official government estimate = 99% |
See page 9 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 |
Not current (2016) 97% |
See page 35 of Annual Health Statistics Booklet 2016 |
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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 |
Available |
In-country contact |
Data management SOPs have been disseminated and are on the MOH web site. |
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24. Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
Yes |
Rwanda has adapted the MEASURE Evaluation DQA tool and uses it as part of the 6-monthly supervisions. |
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25. RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Available (Partially) |
In-country contact |
Only key data are disaggregated by gender (gender-based violence, HIV). |
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26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
Not available (2006) |
National Health Accounts Rwanda 2006 with HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Reproductive Health Subaccounts |
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27. National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years |
Available |
In-country contact |
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28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
Available |
In-country contact |
Currently, shifting to using an electronic logistics management system. |
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29. e-health strategy |
Available, but not current (2009 – 2013) |
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30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
Current (2019) Public Facilities Completeness: 92.2% Timeliness: 71.4% |
Epidemic Surveillance and Response Weekly Report, Week 32 from 5th – 11th August 2019 Disease surveillance weekly reporting for private facilities are reported by the number of facilities who submitted reports. 116 private health facilities submitted the reports, however only 92 of them submitted the reports on time. . All the reports can be found here. |
