FRONTESPIZIO - Cooperazione Italiana allo Sviluppo
FRONTESPIZIO - Cooperazione Italiana allo Sviluppo
FRONTESPIZIO - Cooperazione Italiana allo Sviluppo
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4. Building the national health management information system (HMIS) in Ethiopia 555) ConclusionsHMIS reform is part of the efforts to orient the sector in such a way that ittruly becomes results-oriented and performance-based. The challenge is toimprove the quality of routinely collected data, to develop data analysis, andto find ways of translating the output of the information system into evidence-baseddecision-making. In this perspective, using inputs based onreadily available information (such as routine service and epidemiologic data),and combining data from different sources, have already proven to bevaluable for policy making, performance monitoring and epidemiologic surveillancepurposes. Such “bottom–up” approach focused on local priorities,integrated in the current health activities, and based on sustainable data collectionsystems, may ensure immediate and practical benefits in terms ofpublic health practice: developing a sustainable, comprehensive and multisourcehealth information system for decision support is a priority for HSDPIII in Ethiopia.