Utilization of the District Health Information Software (DHIS) in Botswana: from paper to electronic based system.

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dc.contributor.authorMashalla, Yohana J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-25T05:54:03Z
dc.date.available2021-10-25T05:54:03Z
dc.date.issued2016-05-11-13
dc.description.abstractAbstract: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSeloilwe, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ubrisa.ub.bw/bitstream/handle/10311/1557/Mashala%20Nov%205%202016.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/802
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIn 2016 IST-Africa Week Conferenceen_US
dc.subjectHealth Information Systems.en_US
dc.subjectDistrict Health Information Software.en_US
dc.subjectMinistry of Healthen_US
dc.titleUtilization of the District Health Information Software (DHIS) in Botswana: from paper to electronic based system.en_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US

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