A strong health information system that produces reliable, timely, and good-quality data is among several factors enabling health program managers to monitor, evaluate, and improve health system performance and make evidence-informed decisions. Routine health information systems (or RHIS—also called health facility and community information systems) regularly generate data that have been collected at public and […]
Uncategorized
RHIS Insights from the RHINO Satellite Session at #HSR2016
In November 2016, RHINO hosted a Satellite Session at the Fourth Global Symposium on Health System Research in Vancouver, Canada. During the session, panelists from the RHINO Board, current regional HIS networks (Relacsis in the Americas and AeHIN in Asia), and HIS thought leaders shared their insights around the importance of HIS in establishing resilient […]
Happy New Year!
Summary of the RHINO Satellite Session at the HSR Symposium
The Routine Health Information Network (RHINO) organized a session on Strengthening Routine Health Information Systems (RHIS) through Regional Networks on Monday, November 14 at the 2016 Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR) in Vancouver. RHINO is an NGO established under the USAID-funded MEASURE Evaluation project in 2001 to advocate for strong RHIS. In June […]
Routine Health Information Systems: A Curriculum on Basic Concepts and Practice
Routine Health Information Systems: A Curriculum on Basic Concepts and Practice Use of information for evidence-based decision making produced by routine health information systems (RHIS) is still very weak in many low- and middle income countries (LMIC). In the June 2015 MA4Health Summit, USAID, WHO, and the World Bank called for action “to improve country health […]
Building an SMS Reminder/Recall System to Generate Demand in Benin (Aussi en français)
Guest Blog by Meredith Baker, Director of Programs & Partnerships (VaxTrac), Dr. Korinne Chiu, Director of Research and Evaluation (VaxTrac) and Samantha Rabenjamina, Software Engineer (VaxTrac) VaxTrac is a US-based NGO that designs, builds, implements, and evaluates vaccination registry systems and supporting materials, in order to help developing health systems maximize the efficiency of their vaccine delivery […]
Health Systems Resilience: The Domains and Characteristics
By Tariq Azim, Senior Technical Advisor featured on The Pump, John Snow, Inc. The Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research will be held this year in Vancouver on November 14–18. This year’s theme, “Resilient and Responsive Health Systems for a Changing World,” is timely, as the topic of health systems’ resilience has regained attention post […]
How can you improve the performance of the Routine Health Information System in your country?
For more than fifteen years, RHINO has provided technical support to low and middle income countries to improve the performance of their routine health information system (RHIS) via its website, its forums, and its international workshops. In a move to bring best practices and lessons learned about the RHIS to each country, RHINO is […]
Informing Investments in Health Information Systems
The primary function of a health information system in a country is to collect and analyze data in order to help providers and policymakers improve patient care and make decisions about what are the population’s most important health needs and how to address them. The field is now demanding evidence of progress and accountability for […]
Strengthening RHIS through cross-network collaboration at MA4Health/Bangladesh
To support RHIS (Routine Health Information Systems) strengthening in Asia, the Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN) in collaboration with the MEASURE Evaluation conducted a side-meeting dedicated for the RHIS Focus Group during the Bangladesh MA4Health Conference on April 26, 2016.
