RHINoVision looks at another publicly available database, the International Master Facility List that was discussed in the Nature.com article, “A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub Saharan Africa”: Here is the link to the RHINoVision MFL DSS: snisnet.net/MFLDSS/MFLDSS.php . The RHINoVision MFL DSS global dashboard has visualizations for the summary statistics of available data, […]
Author: Aimee Silva
Health Management Information System Scale-Up Project in Ethiopia: A Five-Year Journey to Better Health Information Systems
Click the below to read about The Advancing Partners & Communities’ (APC) HMIS Scale-Up Project, implemented by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI R&T) from 2014-2019. APC provided technical, financial and logistical support for systems implementation, training and support supervision and mentoring, and data quality improvement and information use. The project developed and implemented […]
Health Management Information Systems Chapter Now Available
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Health Data Methods for Policy and Practice is now available for purchase. The handbook intended for a wide audience from global health student to practitioner to policymaker and compiles methods for gathering, organizing and disseminating data to inform policy and manage health systems worldwide. Chapter 9 of the book […]
Follow up – Achieving UHC: The Role of RHIS Forum Slides and Webinar
Thank you to all who joined the RHINO Forum on Tuesday, January 15! We hope you enjoyed the presentation and we appreciated the following discussion and participants’ insights. Below, are links to the presentation slides and webinar recording. The video link can be found in slides, part II. Slides Part I Slides Part II Webinar Recording If you would like to […]
Global Symposium on Health Systems Research HSR2018
Below is MEASURE Evaluation’s take on the HSR2018 conference. Brittany Iskarpatyoti and Tariq Azim just returned from Liverpool, England, where they joined a global conversation at HSR2018 about advancing health for all in the era of Sustainable Development Goals. Brittany was inspired by her colleagues from around the world—and a […]
$48 Million to Build Capacity to Use Routine Data to Improve Health Programs
Repost from the MEASURE Evaluation listserv. UNC Awarded $48 Million D4I Project to Support Data Use and Evidence Building in Global Health CHAPEL HILL, NC—A new $48 million award, Data for Impact (D4I), begins this month. Its goal is to help low-resource countries gather and use information to strengthen their health policies and programs and improve […]
How do we better use information for financial management decisions
Re-post from HFG Project e-mail listserv. September 25, 2018 Understanding health expenditure data to support health programs Heather Cogswell moderates a discussion between Simon Nassa, Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, and Karishmah Bhuwanee on their experiences in using health spending information to inform healthcare policy decision-making. Watch Now. HFG presents a new guide on how to choose the best tool for tracking […]
Request for Proposal for Study on Quality of Care for TB Program in Uganda
Below you will find a link to the MEASURE Evaluation RFP for a Study on Quality of Care for a Tuberculosis Program in Uganda. Interested and qualified LRO candidates should present bids directly to MEASURE Evaluation. All bids must be received no later than October 19th, 2018. Click here for more information regarding the study […]
2nd EAC Regional E-Health & Telemedicine Workshop – Kigali, Rwanda
The main objective of the 2nd Regional E-Health and Telemedicine Workshop, Ministerial Conference and International Trade Exhibition is to have high level dialogue with different stakeholders on how technology can enhance healthcare delivery, brainstorm on the issue of ICT regulations especially those related to e-health, how to enhance usage of e-health platforms in East Africa […]
Digital Health Hub – Transform Africa Summit 2018
May 8 – 9, 2018 Kigali, Rwanda The “Digital Health Hub” at the Transform Africa Summit is the place to meet, discuss, brainstorm and network with exerts, organizations and government officials about digital health in Africa. The Health Hub is a dedicated space and a daily program that constitutes of Policy Dialogues and High-Level Panel […]
