Liberia: HIS Indicators
As of August 2019, we had located 28 of the 30 indicators for Liberia. 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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Country has set of core health indicators** |
National HIS coordinating body ††† |
Country has master facility list |
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Conducted HMN assessment |
Population census within the last 10 years |
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 |
Country has national statistics office |
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National health statistics report (annual)** |
Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts
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Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
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** |
Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
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Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
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 |
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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 |
National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years |
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e-health strategy
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** Outdated
††† Available, but activity 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.
Please check back in this Resource Center as we continue to expand the indicators of HIS strengthening, or click here to provide comments and suggestions.
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Indicators |
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Title/Notes |
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1. National health strategy |
Current (2011–2021) |
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National Health and Social Welfare Policy and Plan 2011–2021 |
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2. Health sector M&E plan |
Current (2012–2021) |
National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy and Strategic Plan for the Health Sector 2012–2021 |
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3. HIS policy |
Current (2016-2021), but not available online |
In-country contact
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4. HIS strategic plan |
Not available |
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5. Country has set of core health indicators |
Yes, but not current (2009) |
Found on pages 27-31 of the current M&E plan (2012–2021). The M&E plan is current, but the list of core health indicators was updated in 2009. |
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6. National HIS coordinating body |
Established, activity unknown |
It is unknown if Liberia has an active HIS coordinating body, but the establishment of one was part of the 2009 HIS policy (page 5). |
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7. Country has master facility list |
Current (2016-2021) |
In-country contact |
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8. Conducted HMN assessment |
Completed (2007) |
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 |
MICS1 (1995) & DHS (2013) |
Data and reports can be found following the links provided. |
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11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
18.2% for live births. Source is not civil registration but considered reliable by UN Stats. No information available for deaths |
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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 (2017) |
In-country contact |
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15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Yes, but does not have recent health report (2017) |
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16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Yes (2017) |
In-country contact |
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17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts |
Conducted (2012) |
See page 13, Table 1 |
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18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
Available, but percentage unknown (2017) |
In-country contact
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19. Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
Available, but percentage unknown (2017) |
In-country contact
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20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
WHO/UNICEF estimate = 91%; Official government estimate = 91% |
See page 8 of the 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 |
Available (2018), but number is unknown |
In-country contact
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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 (2016-2021) |
In-country contact
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23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Available (2016-2021) |
In-country contact
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24. Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
Available (2016-2021) |
In-country contact
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25. RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Available (2017) |
In-country contact
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26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
Available (2017) |
In-country contact |
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27. National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years |
Available (2017) |
In-country contact
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28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
Unknown |
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29. e-health strategy |
Available (2016-2021) |
In-country contact
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30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
Current (August 2019) Health Facility completeness: 98%; Timeliness: 98% |
Liberia IDSR Epidemiology Bulletin: 2019 EPI Week 31 (July 29 – August 4, 2019) All reports can be downloaded on the Liberian Ministry of Health EPI Reports page |
