Workshop Participants Inspired to Advocate for Strong Routine Health Information Systems
March 15, 2010
GUANAJUATO, MEXICO – Friday, March 12, 2010 marked the conclusion of the 4th International Routine Health Information NetwOrk (RHINO) Workshop. Participants completed their routine health information system (RHIS) intervention recommendations to be sent to the Guanajuato Ministry of Health.
The 4th International RHINO Workshop was organized from March 8-12, 2010 in Guanajuato, Mexico by RHINO in collaboration with the Mexican Federal Ministry of Health, Guanajuato State Ministry of Health, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, the Pan American Health Organization, United States Agency for International Development, and MEASURE Evaluation. The main theme of the workshop was to discuss how to measure and improve RHIS performance.
During the Workshop, participants analyzed data from an RHIS assessment conducted in January 2010 in Guanajuato State and used the PRISM tools to recommend interventions that would strengthen the health system and ultimately improve health outcomes.
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| Dr. Theo Lippeveld, RHINO Board of Directors Chairman, takes a shot at the Rhinoceros piñata during the Workshop's closing ceremonies. |
The Workshop attracted 100 participants from a total of 30 countries, from every continent. During his closing speech, Dr. Theo Lippeveld, RHINO Board of Directors Chairman, noted that the participants represented a good balance between data users and data producers as was explicitly asked for by the RHINO Board of Directors. "We wanted to bring together data people and action people," said Dr. Lippeveld.
Participants left the Workshop energized and inspired. They created action plans to advocate for strong RHIS and to incorporate the PRISM tools to measure and strengthen RHIS in their respective countries.
The workshop concluded with sweet treats hidden in a rhinoceros shaped piñata. See photos.
Cutting edge session slides.