Sabita Tuladhar, Kimothy Mwamelo, Christina Manyama, Dorothy Obuobi, Mario Antunes, Mulatu Gashaw, Monica Vogel, Harinee Shrinivasan, Kashung Annie Mugambwa, Isabella Korley, Guenter Froeschl, Lisa Hoffaeller, Sarah Scholze
Data is an essential tool for valid and reliable healthcare management. Access to high-quality data is critical to ensuring the early identification of problems, the design of appropriate interventions, and the effective implementation and evaluation of health intervention outcomes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for strong information systems and the value of producing high-quality data for timely response and tracking resources and progress have been very evident across countries. The availability of and access to high-quality data at all levels of the health systems of low and middle-income countries is a challenge, which is exacerbated by multiple parallels and poorly integrated data sources, a lack of data-sharing standards and policy frameworks, their weak enforcement, and inadequate skills among those handling data...
August 17, 2023: BMC Proceedings