Health information

Information on the health effects of common household products under your sink, in the garage, in the bathroom and on the laundry room shelf.
Health information System
Mission and Functions :

Mission

WHO has the responsibility to collaborate with Member States in the generation and the use of appropriate health information to support decision making, health care delivery and management of health services, at the national and sub-national levels.
Functions:

The functions of the programme of Development of Health information systems (HIS) are therefore:
1. to support the strengthening of national health information systems based on an explicit analysis of the needs of information;

2. to contribute to the strengthening of monitoring and evaluation functions and their integration into the national managerial process through the implementation of effective information systems;
3. to co-ordinate the efforts of partners and countries in the field of health indicators measurement and use, health data management, and evaluation of health information systems.
Linkages

1.WHO/AFRO: Strengthening the use of information through district health profiles (NHS, DHS), district team problem solving approach (NHS, DHS) and operational research (HSR), capacity building for management, including training strategy and material development (HRH)
2.Integration of the different sub-systems of a national health information system (IDS - Integrated Disease Surveillance, DRH - Division of family and Reproductive Health, etc.), collection, validation, analysis and dissemination of country data and information (HSA, IDS and other relevant programmes)
3.Organization of Health Services Delivery (OSD)/ Headquarters - Geneva