The Democratic Republic of the Congo: HIS Indicators
As of August 2019, we had located 25 of the 30 indicators for DRC. Please see the table below for more details on each indicator.
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National health strategy |
Health sector M&E plan |
HIS policy |
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HIS strategic plan |
Country has set of core health indicators |
National HIS coordinating body
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Country has master facility list |
Population census within the last 10 years** |
Availability of national health surveys |
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Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
Country has national statistics office |
National health statistics report (annual)** |
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Country has website for health statistics with latest data available** |
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 |
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
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RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
e-health strategy
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Completeness of disease surveillance reporting** |
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** Outdated
† Available but percentage 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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Title/Notes |
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1. National health strategy |
Current (2016–2020) |
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2. Health sector M&E plan |
Current (2016–2020), not available online |
In-country contact |
The M&E plan is part of the Health Sector Strategy. |
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3. HIS policy |
Yes, not available online |
In-country contact |
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4. HIS strategic plan |
Current (2018–2020), not available online |
In-country contact |
HIS Strategic Plan 2018–2020 |
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5. Country has set of core health indicators |
Yes |
In-country contact |
Available in national DHIS 2 site: www.snisrdc.com |
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6. National HIS coordinating body |
Established (not active) |
In-country contact |
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7. Country has master facility list |
Yes |
In-country contact |
Available in national DHIS 2. |
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8. Conducted HMN assessment |
Not completed |
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9. Population census within the last 10 years |
No (1984) |
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Last census was in 1984. |
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10. Availability of national health surveys |
MICS4 (2010) and DHS (2013–14) |
Data and reports can be found on the following links provided (DHS). |
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11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
Unknown |
In-country contact said the HMIS division plans to complete this activity by 2018 with Global Fund (GF) support. |
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12. Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
Yes, sub-nationally |
DHIS 2 is deployed in some areas of the country, and it will be in the entire country before the end of 2016. |
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13. Country has national statistics office |
Yes |
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14. National health statistics report (annual) |
Not current
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In-country contact |
Not available online Data validation meeting was held in July. The annual report will be published in August, but you can get all statistic from DHIS 2 (www.snisrdc.com). |
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15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Yes, but has no data available |
The last report available is from 2014. |
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16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
No |
In-country contact |
RDQA was conducted in some health zones. |
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17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts |
Conducted (2013) |
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18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
100% |
In-country contact |
100% for those using DHIS 2. |
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19. Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
Available, but proportion is unknown |
In-country contact |
All are expected to do this, but there is no documentation. MEASURE Evaluation currently supports nine provinces to improve data use with President’s Malaria Initiative funding. Otherwise, with GF, others provinces have been trained progressively by data use. |
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20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
WHO/UNICEF estimate= 80%; Official government estimate= 92% |
See page 8 of WHO and UNICEF estimate 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 |
Available |
In-country contact |
516 health zones and 16,900 health facilities |
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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 |
Available |
In-country contact |
HMIS policies developed and shared with all health zones |
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23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Available |
In-country contact |
HMIS policies developed and shared with all health zones |
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24.Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
Available
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In-country contact |
The completeness and timeliness are verified directly by DHIS 2 and the accuracy both by DHIS 2 and RDQA. |
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25.RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Yes |
In-country contact |
Gender is progressively integrated into the HMIS. |
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26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
Available (2014) |
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27. National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years |
Unknown |
In-country contact |
The DHIS 2 is the current database used by MOH. |
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28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
Unknown |
In-country contact |
LMIS is under development |
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29. e-health strategy |
Available (2014) |
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30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
Available, but not current (2016) 95% completeness |
In-country contact |
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