Title: TAKING STOCK of GMMB
1www.healthmetricsnetwork.org
2Data, Data, Everywhere .
3What is Health Metrics Network?
- Global health partnership bringing together
producers and users of health information - Underlying premises
- Improved health through data for evidence-based
decision-making - Better measurement, through strengthened health
information and statistical systems - Networking to galvanize partners and resources
for improved health information - Better data - better decisions - better health
- Funding
- USD 50 millions from Gates Foundation
- Also Danida, DFID, Thailand, USAID, WHO
- Timeline
- First phase 2005-2012
4HMN Goal, Objectives, Principles
- Goal
- Increase availability and use of timely, reliable
health information in countries and globally
through shared agreement on goals and coordinated
investments in health information systems - Objectives
- Develop framework and standards for health
information systems - Support countries to develop and implement plans
in line with HMN framework - Stimulate dissemination and use of health
information - Principles
- Country ownership and stakeholder involvement
- Link health and statistical constituencies
- Harmonization and alignment
- Sustainability
- Comprehensive approach to health information
5Health Information System Comprehensive Approach
Administrative and Facility-based data
(HMIS) patient facility records facility
surveys health system data (infrastructure,
supplies, human, financial resources) disease
surveillance
Ministry of Health
Population-based data census vital
statistics household surveys demographic
surveillance
National Statistics Office
HIS
6HMN Framework
Roadmap for implementation
Principles
Process
Tools
HMN GoalIncrease availability, accessibility,
quality and use of health information that are
critical for decision making at global country
levels.
7HMN Framework
8Comprehensive ApproachData Supply
Population-based
Health services and records-based
9HMN Support to Countries
- Limited catalytic funding
- Low and lower-middle income countries can claim
up to 500,000 in a given year - Other countries can claim up to 100,000
- First steps
- Convening stakeholders
- Assessment of current health information system
strengths and weaknesses - Developing prioritized and costed action plan
- Technical support through regional centres of
excellence to facilitate sharing of experiences. - Improved tools and methods
- census, vital events monitoring, service
statistics, public health surveillance, surveys
10Countries Receiving Support Round 1
11www.healthmetricsnetwork.org