Health Information Systems Assessment for Health Systems Strengthening in Bangladesh
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Washington, DC: World Bank
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Over the last two decades, Bangladesh
has made significant progress in improving its routine
health information systems (HIS). The goal of the Bangladesh
HIS is to provide accurate and timely health data required
for effective decision making. The HIS thus plays a crucial
role in strategic planning and is an essential component of
sound program development, implementation, and monitoring,
upon which improved health outcomes depend. Indeed,
Bangladesh has recorded notable progress across a range of
health outcomes, especially the maternal and child health
outcomes over the last two decades. However, the COVID-19
pandemic can derail progress. Decades of progress in
developing the health system as well as the HIS can
potentially be affected. Generating adequate evidence from a
properly functioning HIS is important in guiding the
country’s continuous efforts to mitigate against adverse
effects and sustaining progress. In this context,
understanding the impact of COVID-19 on essential health and
nutrition services (EHNS) including the data on key
indicators at the national and sub-national levels (regional
and district-wise) is a prerequisite for evidence-based
policy making. Against this backdrop, an HIS assessment was
commissioned with the primary objective of supporting the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) in
strengthening the quality of its routinely reported
administrative data. Specifically, the assessment is focused
on: (a) a review of the existing HIS at the two service
delivery channels of the MOHFW, Directorate General of
Health Services (DGHS) and the Directorate General of Family
Planning (DGFP); and (b) development of a roadmap for HIS
strengthening considering long term sustainability and a
culture of information use as major goals.
Palabras clave
GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, SDG 3, HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICIES, HEALTH CARE, COVID-19, HEALTH DATA