Health Information Systems Policy
Policies that govern national health information systems (HIS) are one indicator of the strength of a country’s HIS. HIS policies outline a deliberate system of principles to guide decisions and achieve HIS outcomes.
Below are the national health information system policies that MEASURE Evaluation located as of March 2017. Data collection is ongoing. Please contact us if you are aware of updated or additional documents that can be added to this table.
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HIS Policy |
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Afghanistan Comprehensive Health Information System Strategic Plan 2009–2013 |
Not current Included in HIS Strategic plan |
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There is no approved HIS Policy in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. |
Not available |
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Plan National de Development de l’Informatique de Santé du Burundi (PNDIS) 2015 |
Available but not current (not available online) |
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Not available |
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Don’t know |
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Document de Politique de l’Information Sanitaire en Côte d’Ivoire, 2006 |
Not current – there is no updated HIS policy document. |
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Health Information System (HIS)
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In-country person (not available online) |
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Available but not current |
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Don’t know |
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Ghana Ministry of Health – Health Sector ICT Policy and Strategy (July 2005) |
Available but not current |
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Available but not yet approved by new government. |
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Don’t know |
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Don’t know |
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Don’t know |
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Don’t know |
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Don’t know |
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Republic of Kenya Health Sector Health Information System Policy |
Current (undated but has a figure of the health sector policies with dates on them) |
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Available but not current An updated HMIS Policy and Standard Operating Procedures were expected at the end of 2014 |
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Available but not current |
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Not available |
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Malawi National Health Information System Policy (September 2015) |
Available but not current |
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Manuel des procedures du Systeme Local d’Information Sanitaire |
Not current |
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Not available A HIS policy is unavailable, but the Sistema de Informação para Saúde de Monitoria e Avaliação (SIS-MA) project for evaluating the current health information system is mentioned in the link provided. |
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Don’t know |
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Available, not online Under development, but first draft is available. |
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Don’t know |
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Current |
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Not available |
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Not available – The Health Sector Strategy mentions need for M&E, but does not present HIS policy, strategy or plans for the future. |
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Not available – a dedicated HIS policy is not in place. |
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Not available – The HSS mentions the need for information systems, but a dedicated HIS policy is not in place. |
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Not available Currently under development. |
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Don't know |
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District Health Management Information Systems (DHMIS) Policy 2011 |
Not current |
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Don't know |
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Undated |
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Not available |
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Available |
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Don't know |
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Not available |
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Not available |
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Don't know |
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Not available |
