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Partnerships for
1. Partnerships for Strengthening Health Information Systems in Latin America and Caribbean MEASURE Evaluation Partner’s Meeting 11 May, 2010
2. BackgroundWhy did we do this? Poor performance of Health Information Systems (HIS) in America region Inadequate coordination and collaboration among donor agencies to strengthen HIS in America region
3. Justification USAID/LAC Regional Strategy for Strengthening Health Information Systems Pan American Health Organization’s Strategic Plan 2003-2007 & 2008-2012. World Health Organization (WHO) and Health Metrics Network (HMN). Mesoamerican Health Initiative is a regional public-private partnership between the Mesoamerican countries private foundations, and bilateral donors.
7. Our role? Facilitators of country led processes Continually encouraging country ownership Sustainability by promoting investment in country led plans
8. Methods Health Metrics Network Framework and Situational Analysis Monitoring Tool (SAMT) PRISM (Performance of Routine Information Systems Management) Framework and Tools
10. Results View HIS broadly Established an HIS strengthening process Increased efficiency & effectiveness in terms of human and financial resources
11. Results 2006 RHIS course for Latin America 2008 HMN Technical Support Partnership, MEASURE Evaluation Team Leader for LAC region. 2009 MEASURE Evaluation & PAHO advisory role to the Mesoamerican Health Initiative for HIS strengthening.
13. MEASURE Evaluation is a MEASURE project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and implemented by the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partnership with Futures Group International, ICF Macro, John Snow, Inc., Management Sciences for Health, and Tulane University. Views expressed in this presentation do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. Government. MEASURE Evaluation is the USAID Global Health Bureau's primary vehicle for supporting improvements in monitoring and evaluation in population, health and nutrition worldwide.