The National Health Information System (NAHIS)
C4.7
Note: NAHIS is to be developed and maintained and
supported by the ITSD of the Ministry of Health to serve
as a national database system holding information on
Health Care Delivery and Administration, Epidemics,
Hygiene, HIV/AIDS prevention and other key health
indicators and parameters.
The NAHIS will have the following integrated
components: (i) Health System Administration
Information to be accessed only by the Ministry of Health
(ii) the Hospital Information System to be access by the
Ministry of Health, the Hospitals and the Community
Health Centers (iii) the National Drug Database to be
accessed by the Ministry of Health, the Hospitals and the
Community Health Centers and (iv) Public Access Health
Information System which the public can access for
relevant information of the Health Delivery System.
Prerequisites:
1. The NAHIS Project Report
covering implementation details
and plans and the cost of the
system. 1. The CADIS Project
Report covering implementation
details and plans and the cost of
the system.
The Ministry of Health
to commission and
complete the NAHIS
Project Implementation
Report by 2001
2. The setting up of the ITSD of
the Ministry of Health
Implement NAHIS by 2002
Ministry of Health
Plan-Action Linkages:
Non
Prerequisites:
National Nutritional Surveillance Information System
(NANSIS)
C4.8
Note: NANSIS is to be developed, maintained and
supported by the ITSD of the Ministry of Health to serve
as a comprehensive information system to support
nutritional surveillance and monitoring activities in the
country. NAHIS will host both nutritional surveillance
administrative information as well statistical details
relating to nutritional surveys and impact studies.
1. The NANSIS Project Report
covering implementation details
and plans and the cost of the
system.
2. The setting up of the ITSD of
the Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health
to commission and
complete the NANSIS
Project Implementation
Report by 2001
Plan-Action Linkages:
Implement NANSIS by 2002
Non
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Ministry of Health