Ghana: HIS Indicators
As of August 2019, we had located 28 of the 30 indicators for Ghana. 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) |
Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
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DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information † |
Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
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Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year** |
Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Existence of policies, laws, and regulations mandating public and private health facilities/ providers to report indicators determined by the national HIS |
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Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
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** |
e-health strategy
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Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
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** Outdated
† Available but percentage unknown
†† Available, but last update unknown
The table below presents more information on each indicator. Indicator definitions can be found here: http://www.measureevaluation.org/his-strengthening-resource-center/health-information-systems-his-country-profile-indicators
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Indicators |
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1. National health strategy |
Not current (2014–2017) |
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2. Health sector M&E plan |
Not current (2010–2013) |
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan: Ghana Health Service (2010–2013) |
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3. HIS policy |
Not current (2005) |
Ghana Ministry of Health: Health Sector ICT Policy and Strategy (July 2005) |
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4. HIS strategic plan |
Not current (2007–2011) |
Health Information Management Strategic Plan 2007 to 2011 Draft All HMN tools and reports can be downloaded from this site. |
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5. Country has set of core health indicators |
Yes, but not current (2014–2017) |
Indicators found on pages 46-49 of current National Health Strategy Plan. |
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6. National HIS coordinating body |
Established, activity unknown |
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It is unknown if Ghana has an active HIS coordinating body, but the timeline for establishing one was scheduled for July–October 2005 in the 2005 HIS policy (page 32). |
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7. Country has master facility list |
Available |
In-country contact |
See page 12 of “DHIS2 in the context of the Ghana Health Information Exchange (Ghana HIE)”. The DHIS2 has the most complete and up-to-date data registration of all facility. However, it doesn’t serve as the master facility registry. |
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8. Conducted HMN assessment |
Completed (2006) |
Ghana Health Information System: National Level Review and Assessment Report |
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9. Population census within the last 10 years |
Yes (2010) |
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10. Availability of national health surveys |
MICS4 (2011) and DHS (2014) |
http://mics.unicef.org
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11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
Incomplete – live births and deaths estimated less than 90% complete |
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12. Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
Yes, nationally
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13. Country has national statistics office |
Yes |
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14. National health statistics report (annual) |
Not current (2016) |
In-country contact |
Ghana Health Service: 2016 Annual Report. This report was published in 2017. Draft of 2017 report is currently in progress. |
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15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Yes, updated but has recent health report |
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16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Current (2017) |
In-country contact |
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17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts |
Not conducted |
Country is not listed. |
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18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
Available, but percentages unknown (2017) |
In-country contact |
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19. Proportion (facility, District, National) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
Unknown |
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20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
WHO/UNICEF estimate = 92%; Official government estimate = 92% |
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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 |
Not current (2016) – nationally |
Institutional deliveries unavailable by district but nationally and regionally only on page 83 of Ghana Health Service 2016 Annual ReportThe annual report is the most recent and was published in 2017. |
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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 (Partially) |
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Can be found on page 29 of the Private Health Sector Development Policy Legal and Policy Framework for Health Information and Health Data Reporting |
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23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Available, but not online (2017) |
In-country contact |
2017 Ghana Health Service Standard Operating Procedures on Health information |
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24.Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
Available (Partially) |
In-country contact |
Standard Operating Procedures for Health Information Guideline for Conducting Facility and District Data Verification with Data Analysis and Interpretations (not available online) |
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25. RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Available |
In-country contact |
2017 Ghana Health Service Standard Operating Procedures on Health information |
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26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
Available, but not current or available online (2012) |
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2012 National Health Accounts |
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27. National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years |
Available, but last update unknown |
In-country contact |
The database iHRIS exists |
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28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
Not current (2009) |
Assessment of Medicines Procurement and Supply Management in the Public Health Sector |
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29. e-health strategy |
Available (2010) |
Ghana Health Service Enterprise Architecture (The eHealth Architecture), 2009 |
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30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
Current (2019) Timeliness – 98.1% and completeness – 99.4% |
See page 1 of Ghana Weekly Epidemiological Report Week 27 of 2019. All the reports can be downloaded from the Ghana Weekly Epidemiological Report Website |
