Mozambique: HIS Indicators

Mozambique

As of August 2019, we had located 20 of the 30 indicators for Mozambique. Please see the table below for more details on each indicator.

Indicators

National health strategy

Health sector M&E plan

HIS strategic plan**

Country has set of core health indicators

Country has master facility list††

Conducted HMN assessment

Population census within the last 10 years**

Availability of national health surveys

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

National health statistics report (annual)**

Country has website for health statistics with latest data available**

DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy

PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts

 

Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information

Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring

Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF

Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year**

At least one national health account completed in last 5 years**

 

**          Outdated
††          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

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. 

Indicators

Status

Source

Title/Notes

1. National health strategy

Currentv(2014–2019)

http://bit.ly/2bkHDEf

Plano Estratégico do Sector da Saúde PESS 2014-2019

2. Health sector M&E plan

Currentv(2014–2019)

http://bit.ly/2bkHDEf

 

The M&E section of Plano Nacional de Monitoria e Avaliação – Sector de Saúde PESS 2014-2019is located on pages 128-133 of the National Health Strategy plan, "Plano Estratégico do Sector da Saúde PESS 2014-2019."

3. HIS policy

Not available

http://sis-ma.in/

An HIS policy is unavailable, but the Sistema de Informação para Saúde de Monitoria e Avaliação (SIS-MA) project for evaluating the current health information system is mentioned in the link provided.

4. HIS strategic plan

Not current (2009–2014)

https://bit.ly/2IdTjoa

Plano Estratégico do Sistema de Informação para a Saúde  (SIS) 2009–2014

5. Country has set of core health indicators

Yes (2014–2019)

http://bit.ly/2aF46vA

Found on page XIV of current National Health Strategy plan (2014–2019)

6. National HIS coordinating body

Unknown

http://sis-ma.in/  

 

A National HIS coordinating body is unavailable, but a joint team comprised of: MOASIS, JEMBI, MOH, Critical Software and Eduardo Mondiane University that will implement the Sistema de Informação para Saúde de Monitoria e Avaliação (SIS-MA) project for evaluating the current health information system is mentioned in the link provided.

7. Country has master facility list

Undated

http://sis-ma.in/?page_id=1085

 

8. Conducted HMN assessment

Completed (2008)

http://bit.ly/2aOh7Sh

All HMN documents and tools can be downloaded using this link.

9. Population census within the last 10 years

No (2007)

http://bit.ly/2biOJXD

 

10. Availability of national health surveys 

MICS3 (2008) and DHS (2011)

http://mics.unicef.org
/surveys

http://bit.ly/2bkHX5H

Data and reports are available following the links.

11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths)

Live births estimate less than 90% complete, and 18.8% for deaths (source is not civil registration but considered reliable by UN Stats.)

http://bit.ly/2aP7FN4

 

12. Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data

Yes, national deployment of DHIS2

https://www.dhis2.org
/deployments

 

 

13. Country has national statistics office

Yes

http://www.ine.gov.mz

 

14. National health statistics report (annual)

Not current (2014)

In-country contact

 

15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available

Yes, updated but recent health data not available

http://www.misau.gov.mz

 

Located website for MOH, but it is currently under construction.

16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy

Yes

http://bit.ly/2bkPJO7

Located summary and PowerPoint on APHA website that mentions DQA was conducted in 2014. Indicators assessed are listed on slide 5 of PowerPoint.

17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts

Conducted (2010)

http://bit.ly/2aZIEO0

 

18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information

100%

In-country contact

 

19. Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring

Available

In-country contact

 

20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF

WHO/UNICEF estimate = 85%; Official government estimate = 95%

http://bit.ly/2b9qLQl

 

See page 8 of WHO/UNICEF estimates of immunization coverage: 2018 revision

21. Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year

Not current (2008)

In-country contact

 

 

22. Existence of policies, laws, and regulations mandating public and private health facilities/ providers to report indicators determined by the national HIS

Unknown

 

 

23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis

Unknown

 

 

24. Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported

Unknown

 

 

25. RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender

Unknown

 

 

26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years

Not available (2006)

http://bit.ly/2wCngKj

Mozambique National Health Accounts 2004-2006

27. National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years

Unknown

 

 

28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities

Unknown

 

 

29. e-health strategy

Unknown

 

 

30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting

Unknown

 

 

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