Mark your calendars, here are two events happening later this fall: On October 7-9, AeHIN will host its 6th General Meeting and Conference on Interoperable Digital Health for UHC. This year’s convening will take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Immediately following, on October 9-12, the Asia-Pacific Medical Informatics (APAMI) will host its 2018 Conference, Transforming […]
Ethiopia Embarks on Standardizing Its Electronic Health Management Information System
By Benti Ejeta Ethiopia is revolutionizing its current health management information system by adopting DHIS2—a tool with global acclaim for transforming the way health data is collected, validated, visualized, and analyzed. Ethiopia is rolling out the eagerly awaited comprehensive health data management platform, commonly known as District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2). By launching the […]
Happy Holidays from the RHINO Secretariat
Wishing all safe and merry holiday! Thank you for your continued support to RHINO in 2017 and we look forward to providing even more resources, events, and discussion on routine health information in 2018.
Your Organization is Not Ready for Big Data
Big Data for Development. You’ve seen that presentation title before, but are you really using big data in your organization to make data-driven decisions? Source: Your Organization is Not Ready for Big Data – ICTworks
Workshop Ensures Child Health & Nutrition Data is Used for Decision Making
With a focus on strengthening routine monitoring of child health services, USAID and MCSP hosted an Africa Regional Workshop in Johannesburg this September. The four-day workshop – entitled Improving Routine Data for Child Health in National Health Information Systems – was an energetic and productive affair, with more than 90 participants in attendance from 15+ countries. Presentations […]
AeHIN Hour on October 25th
Join the 93rd AeHIN Hour on October 25th at 12:00 GMT/20:00 Manila Time! The webinar will focus on Measure Evaluation‘s Health Information Systems (HIS) Strengthening Resource Center, a central hub, repository, and learning space for health professionals to share and exchange information on HIS strengthening. The webinar will feature speakers: Dr. Heidi Reynolds, PhD, PMH Director […]
Upcoming RHINO Forum: Improving routine health data quality through the Data Quality Review Framework
We invite you to participate in our next RHINO Forum: Improving routine health data quality through the Data Quality Review (DQR) Framework Date: Wednesday, September 27 10:00-11:30 AM EST (GMT-4) | 16:00 – 17:30 CAT (GMT+2) Factors that can affect the quality of health facility data are often rooted in a system issue. […]
Webinar on Health Information Systems Strengthening Resource Center
Join MEASURE Evaluation on September 6th at 10 AM EDT as they discuss their Health Information Systems Strengthening Resource Center. During this webinar, they will explore: How their efforts to understand what works to strengthen health information systems (HIS) is framed by MEASURE Evaluation’s HIS Strengthening Model; HIS Country Profile Indicators; the HIS Assessment Tool Database; […]
Upcoming Event: 2017 RELACSIS Annual Meeting
On May 23-25, the Latin American and Caribbean Network to Strengthen Health Information Systems (RELACSIS) will hold its VIII Annual Meeting in Managua, Nicaragua. The convening will gather professionals from the region to review the 2017 work plan, created last fall at the network’s coordinating group meeting in Mexico. Network members will also exchange best […]
Next RHINO Forum: Using Data Visualization to Make Routine Health Information Meaningful
We invite you to participate in the next RHINO Forum focusing on data visualization! Date: March 28-April 7 Kickoff Webinar March 28, 9 AM-10 AM EST Information design is both a technical skill and an art form. To design great visualizations requires a diverse range of skill sets and a keen ability to understand […]
