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ROUTINE HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS

A Curriculum on Basic Concepts and Practice

MODULE 10:
RHIS Design and Reform
SESSION 1.
RHIS Design and Reform: Guiding Principles
and Roadmap
The complete RHIS curriculum is available here:
https://www.measureevaluation.org/our-work/ routine-health-information-systems/rhis-curriculum
Session 1: RHIS Design and Reform
Guiding Principles and Roadmap

Learning Objectives
• Describe the six components of an RHIS, categorized as inputs, processes,
and outputs
• Explain the guiding principles of RHIS reform/strengthening
• Understand the roadmap to RHIS reform/strengthening

Topics Covered
• 6 components of an HIS applied to RHIS and categorized as inputs,
processes, and outputs
• Guiding principles of HIS/RHIS development/strengthening
• RHIS strengthening/change pathways

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The 6 Components of (R)HIS
(from the HMN Framework)

Inputs
1. Resources
• RHIS leadership, governance, and
management
• Financial, logistic, human, and ICT
resources
Processes
2. Indicators
3. Data sources
4. Data management
Outputs
5. Information products
6. Dissemination and use

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Case Study: Bangladesh

• Answer the following questions:


– Who is leading the RHIS strengthening process in
Bangladesh?
– Are the RHIS strengthening efforts responsive to the
country needs and demands?
– Is the RHIS reform a total rehashing? Or is it building on
what exists?
– Was there stakeholder engagement and broad-based
consensus?
– Is RHIS integration part of the strategies?

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The Guiding Principles for HIS/RHIS
Development/Strengthening

1. Country leadership and ownership


2. Responsive to country needs and demands
3. Building on existing initiatives and systems
4. Broad-based consensus and stakeholder involvement
5. Gradual and incremental process with long-term vision
6. Integration

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How Would You Go About RHIS Strengthening?

How will you change the existing rhis to make it a stronger


and more effective one?

How can we make sure it is sustainable?

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RHIS Strengthening Theory of Change

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ROUTINE HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS
A Curriculum on Basic Concepts and Practice

This presentation was produced with the support of the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) under the terms of MEASURE Evaluation cooperative agreement AID-OAA-L-
14-00004. MEASURE Evaluation is implemented by the Carolina Population Center, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partnership with ICF International; John Snow, Inc.; Management
Sciences for Health; Palladium; and Tulane University. The views expressed in this presentation do not
necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States government.

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