Many countries have identified primary health care as an urgent priority, but they lack the data needed to pinpoint weaknesses, understand the causes of weakness and drive improvements.
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DIPH training handbookIt also elaborates on the operationalisation and cyclical implementation of the Data-Informed Platform for Health at the district level. The target audience for this handbook are district health officers, both in administrative and managerial roles within the health systems. Part A of the handbook covers the four core...
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Introducing the Data-Informed Platform for HealthWhat is a Data-Informed Platform for Health? In low-resource settings the use of local data for health system planning and decision-making is often limited. What data there is may be of poor quality and a data sharing culture is lacking. Health administrators often have limited capacity to analyse and use data for...
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Data-driven learning cycles and their impact on data use for decision makingThe implementation partners are The Society for Family Health, SAQIP through a grant to PACT Nigeria and Evidence for Action through a...
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Introducing the DIPH in EthiopiaThe Data Informed Platform for Health (DIPH) is a decision-making support system which facilitates review and use of data in local level...
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External evaluation report of the DIPH prototype phaseThe evaluation aimed to understand the mechanisms and processes of the DIPH strategy for inter-sectoral data sharing and data-informed...
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External Evaluation Report – DIPH Prototype PhaseThe prototype phase pilot-tested the DIPH strategy and job-aids by bringing together key district-level data on inputs and processes from...
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Vacancy at IDEASThe selected candidate will work in close collaboration with the IDEAS Ethiopia country team and multidisciplinary stakeholders to coordinate and...
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Filling the gaps – supporting excellence in Ethiopian researchThe in-service training for thirty EPHI staff, with participants from each directorate, organised by the Health System & Reproductive Health...
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Slow and steady – validating health data in Gombe State line by lineAs an output from our first data quality learning workshop in March 2017, LGA M&E officers and MNCH coordinators were excited about revitalizing...
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“To know what is happening to women and newborns you need to collect accurate information” Preparing for a health facility survey in NigeriaOne way to measure whether the partner projects that IDEAS works with are making a difference is by continuously checking in with the people and...
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Strengthening the measurement of key health indicators in EthiopiaLike many other countries, Ethiopia has gaps in their Health Management Information System (HMIS), as well as insufficient mechanisms for data...