Burundi: HIS Indicators
As of August 2019, we had located 29 of the 30 indicators for Burundi. Please see the table below for more details on each indicator.
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National health strategy |
Health sector M&E plan** |
HIS policy |
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HIS strategic plan** |
Country has set of core health indicators** |
National HIS coordinating body ††† |
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Country has master facility list** |
Conducted HMN assessment |
Population census within the last 10 years |
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Availability of national health surveys
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Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
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Country has national statistics office |
National health statistics report (annual)** |
Country has website for health statistics with latest data available** |
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DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts
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Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
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Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
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Existence of policies, laws, and regulations mandating public and private health facilities/ providers to report indicators determined by the national HIS |
Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year |
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At least one national health account completed in last 5 years**
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National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years |
Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
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e-health strategy |
Completeness of disease surveillance reporting † |
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** Outdated
† Available but percentage unknown
††† Available, but activity unknown
The table below presents more information on each indicator. Indicator definitions can be found here: www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/his-strengthening-resource-center/health-information-systems-his-country-profile-indicators
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Indicators |
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Title/Notes |
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1. National health strategy |
Current (2016–2025) |
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2. Health sector M&E plan |
Not current (2017) |
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Cadre de Suivi et Evaluation du Plan National de Développement Sanitaire 2011–2015The Government of Burundi extended the National Health Development Plan to 2017. As such, the M&E plan was also extended from 2015 to 2017. |
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3. HIS policy |
Current (2015–2020) |
Plan National de Développement de l'Informatique de Santé du Burundi (PNDIS) 2015 |
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4. HIS strategic plan |
Not current (2015) |
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Plan Stratégique du Système National d’Information Sanitaire 2011–2015A new HIS strategic plan is currently under development. |
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5. Country has set of core health indicators |
Not current (2018) |
In-country contact |
All indicators are listed and calculated automatically for each health level through DHIS2, the national online software for health data management. The list of core health indicators does exist. Every year, the list of indicators is published with targets in the Health Statistical Yearbook (HSYB). The latest HSYB is under publication. These indicators are also listed and calculated automatically through DHIS2. |
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6. National HIS coordinating body |
Established, activity unknown |
In-country contact
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The National HIS coordinating body is a part of the Planning and M&E Thematic group. |
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7. Country has master facility list |
Not current (2018) |
In-country contact |
A Master Facility List is managed and updated through DHIS2. The MFL is updated by the NHIS directorate based one a written letter from a district when a new health facility is built or is no longer functioning. |
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8. Conducted HMN assessment |
Yes (2008) |
All HMN documents and tools can be downloaded using this link. |
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9. Population census within the last 10 years |
No (2008) |
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10. Availability of national health surveys |
MICS3 (2005) DHS (2016-2017) |
Data and reports can be found following the links provided. |
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11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
Live births estimate less than 90% complete, and unknown estimate for deaths |
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12. Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
Yes, sub-national deployment of DHIS2: adoption by programs or partial national roll-out |
https://www.dhis2.org
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13. Country has national statistics office |
Yes |
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14. National health statistics report (annual) |
Not current (2015) |
In-country contact |
The 2015 Health Statistical Yearbook is currently under publication. |
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15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Yes, updated but has no recent health report available online |
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16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Yes (2016) |
In-country contact |
A DQA was conducted on malaria indicators in 2016. |
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17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts |
Yes (2013) |
Information on PRISM assessment in Burundi can be found on page 5 of the document, Assessing and Improving RIHS – RHINO – Routine Health Information Network by following the link. |
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18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
98% of health facilities, and 90% of clinics |
In-country contact |
All health facilities are supposed to report in the Routine Health Information System (RHIS), but private clinics are currently not reporting in the RHIS. |
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19. Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
Available (2016) |
In-country contact |
This information was collected during the 2016 PRISM assessment: National level (86%), Provincial level (56%), District level, (64%) Health facility level (36%). |
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20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
WHO/UNICEF estimate= 88%; Official government estimate= 88% |
See page 8 of WHO/UNICEF estimates of immunization coverage: 2018 revision |
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21. Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year |
Current (2018) |
Document provided by in-country contact |
Institutional deliveries are available by districts and current but are not available online. |
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22. Existence of policies, laws, and regulations mandating public and private health facilities/ providers to report indicators determined by the national HIS |
Available |
In-country contact |
The NHIS has developed a norm and procedure manual. Also, a module dedicated to the HIS at district level has been developed. All these documents need to be updated according to the new evolution of the HMIS tools. |
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23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Available |
In-country contact |
The NHIS directorate has developed standard tools (registers and reporting forms). For each there is filling guidelines. A user manual for DHIS2has been also developed. |
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24.Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
Not available |
In-country contact |
There a lack of a manual to guide the process of data quality verification. |
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25.RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Available |
In-country contact |
The RHIS data collection and reporting tools take into account the gender and age. |
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26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
Not current (2012-2013) |
http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs Link 2: http://bit.ly/2ezpvWD |
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27. National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years |
Available, but not online (2016) |
In-country contact |
2016 Report for National Human Resources Mapping |
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28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
Available |
In-country contact |
The information on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities can be obtained through the RHIS (DHIS2). But Logistic Information Management System is under development and will be linked to DHIS2 |
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29. e-health strategy |
Available (2015) |
Plan National de Développement de l'Informatique de Santé du Burundi (PNDIS) 2015 |
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30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
Available, but percentage unknown (2018) |
In-country contact |
Data on disease surveillance is integrated into DHIS2 and completeness/timeliness can be tracked at any moment. |
