Utilization of the District Health Information Software (DHIS) in Botswana: from paper to electronic based system.
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2016-05-11-13
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In 2016 IST-Africa Week Conference
Abstract
Abstract: Concerns on the status of Botswana’s health information systems were
raised as early as the late 1980s. Several assessments overtime revealed weaknesses
in the system including fragmentation, weak approaches to data collection,
management, reporting, dissemination and use. A number of initiatives designed to
improve the HIS were also undertaken. The BEANISH (Building Europe Africa
collaborative Network for applying Information Society Technologies in the
Healthcare Sector) as one of the initiatives aimed to address the issue of poor data
coordination, management and reporting through a data warehousing system, the
District Health Information Software. Rapid assessment was conducted as part of
Routine Data Quality Assessment to determine the capacity of the District Health
Management Teams to collect, analyse, and use data. Several challenges were cited
including inadequate IT infrastructure including computers and unreliable internet
access; limited skills in using the system and inadequate human resource capacity.
There is need for more investment and leadership for health information
management.
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Health Information Systems., District Health Information Software., Ministry of Health
Citation
Seloilwe, E., Seitio-Kgokgwe, O. and Mashalla, Y., 2016. Utilization of the District Health Information Software (DHIS) in Botswana: from paper to electronic based system. IST-Africa 2016 Conference Proceedings, http://www. ist-africa. org/Conference2016.