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https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240365/cause-of-death-certification-a-practical-guide-for-doctors
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(no author information available yet)
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240364/mortality-statistics-a-tool-to-enchance-understanding-and-improve-quality
#22
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Carla Abouzahr, Lene Mikkelsen, Rasika Rampatige, Alan Lopez
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240363/assessing-the-quality-of-vital-statistics-systems-lessons-from-national-evaluations-in-sri-lanka-and-the-philippines
#23
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lene Mikkelsen
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240362/assessing-health-system-performance-using-effective-coverage
#24
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(no author information available yet)
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240361/improving-the-quality-and-use-of-health-information-systems
#25
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(no author information available yet)
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April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240360/when-civil-registration-is-inadequate-interim-methods-for-generating-vital-statistics
#26
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Carla AbouZahr, Rasika Rampatige, Alan Lopez, Don deSavigny
Comprehensive guidelines and tools to help countries rapidly improve their vital statistics systems, based on international best practice are now available. For many countries, however, attainment of timely, accurate statistics on births and deaths and causes of death will require years of strategic and prioritized investment, with technical assistance from WHO, the United Nations, and academia. In the meantime, however, countries will need accurate and unbiased data in order to measure progress with their health programs and broader development goals, such as the MDGs and the growing crisis of non-communicable diseases...
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240359/annual-reports-in-the-pacific-transforming-data-into-information-and-knowledge
#27
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Nicola Hodge
Annual Reports provide a wealth of raw data. However, they are often comprised of pages of complex tables with little interpretation or descriptive analysis provided, thus limiting their usefulness in monitoring and evaluating health patterns. This article provides an overview of research carried out as part of a Masters Dissertation, which was concerned with what Annual Reports from Pacific Island Countries can tell us about the quality of data being produced from Health Information Systems (HIS). Five dimensions of quality were selected for assessment (comparability, disaggregation, interpretability, presentation and timeliness), and methods of measurement developed accordingly...
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240358/making-sense-of-maternal-mortality-estimates
#28
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(no author information available yet)
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240357/pacific-child-health-indicator-project-information-for-action
#29
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(no author information available yet)
The Pacific Child Health Indicator Project (CHIP) is a clinician-led project with the primary objective of improving child health in the Pacific through effective health information, effective clinical governance and decision support. The project was developed by Pacific Paediatricians who were concerned at the disconnect between front-line paediatrics and health information systems and policy. The project initially worked with health services in Samoa and Tonga. Its focus was to develop functional child health information that effectively reflected the priority clinical issues facing children in Samoa and Tonga...
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240356/pacific-in-crisis-the-urgent-need-for-reliable-information-to-address-non-communicable-diseases
#30
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Audrey Aumua, Nicola Hodge
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240355/non-communicable-diseases-and-health-systems-reform-in-low-and-middle-income-countries
#31
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Helen M Robinson, Krishna Hort
There is growing evidence that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major health and socio-economic issue in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, deaths from cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes accounted for 63 per cent of global mortality in 2008, of which 80 per cent was in LMICs. The NCD burden is projected to increase: by 2030, NCDs will be the greatest killer in all LMICs. Thus, governments of these countries cannot afford to overlook policies in relation to NCDs...
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240354/a-review-of-health-leadership-and-management-capacity-in-the-solomon-islands
#32
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Augustine Asante, Graham Roberts, John Hall
ACCESS AND UTILISATION OF HEALTH CARE: The armed conflict that engulfed the Solomon Islands between 1998 and 2003 significantly disrupted the provision of health care especially in rural and remote areas. There is one doctor for 3,300 people and approximately 13 nurses and midwives for 10,000 people. Despite limitations 87% of people seek health care when sick. FINANCING THE HEALTH SYSTEM: The SIG placed a series of reservations on ministerial goods and services budgets that effectively the budget by 33%, severely impacting provincial budgets and resulting in acquired debts...
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240353/health-information-systems-reform-the-fiji-way
#33
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Devina Nand
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240352/improving-his-for-better-health-policy-and-planning
#34
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Taniela Sunia Soakai, Maryann Wood
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240351/developing-a-patient-information-system-in-fiji
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shivnay Naidu
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240350/issues-and-challenges-for-enhancing-statistical-capacity-cook-islands-perspective
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tearoa Iorangi
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240349/understanding-the-role-of-technology-in-health-information-systems
#37
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Don Lewis, Nicola Hodge, Duminda Gamage, Maxine Whittaker
Innovations in, and the use of emerging information and communications technology (ICT) has rapidly increased in all development contexts, including healthcare. It is believed that the use of appropriate technologies can increase the quality and reach of both information and communication. However, decisions on what ICT to adopt have often been made without evidence of their effectiveness; or information on implications; or extensive knowledge on how to maximise benefits from their use. While it has been stated that 'healthcare ICT innovation can only succeed if design is deeply informed by practice', the large number of 'failed' ICT projects within health indicates the limited application of such an approach...
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240348/assessing-the-quality-of-cause-of-death-data-reported-by-vital-registration-systems-issues-challenges-and-the-way-forward
#38
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rasika Rampatige
Cause-of-death (mortality) information is the cornerstone of any health information system as it guides policy, planning and resourcing of health priorities. Health Ministers, managers, clinicians, policy makers and planners need timely, accurate and up-to-date information if they are to make evidence-based policy decisions to address issues impacting on the health of the population. However, reliable cause-of-death statistics are generally not available in many low- and middle-income countries. This policy brief outlines the need for strengthening cause-of-death data and provides practical recommendations on how this can be achieved...
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240347/improving-adolescent-reproductive-the-importance-of-quality-data
#39
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Elissa Kennedy, Natalie Grey, Peter Azzopardi, Mick Creati
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
https://read.qxmd.com/read/23240346/the-health-information-needs-for-producing-national-health-accounts
#40
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Wayne J Irava
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 2012: Pacific Health Dialog
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