Kenya: HIS Indicators

Kenya

As of August 2019, we had located 22 of the 30 indicators for Kenya. Please see the table below for more details on each indicator.

Indicators 

National health strategy**

Health sector M&E plan**

HIS policy ††

HIS strategic plan**

Country has set of core health indicators**

National HIS coordinating body

†††

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

Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF

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

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

 

e-health strategy

 

 

**          Outdated
††          Available, but last update unknown
†††        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.

Indicators

Status

Source

Title/Notes

1. National health strategy

Not current (2013–2017)

http://bit.ly/2bkzf7o

Kenya Health Sector Strategic and Investment Plan (KHSSPI) July 2013–June 2017

2. Health sector M&E plan

Not current (2014–2018)

http://bit.ly/2aWdfz2

Accelerating Attainment of Universal Health Coverage: Health Sector Monitoring and Evaluation Framework July 2014–June 2018

3. HIS policy

(Undated but has a figure of the health sector policies with dates on them)

http://bit.ly/2b1UYQ0

Health Sector Health Information System Policy

4. HIS strategic plan

Not current

(2009–2014)

https://bit.ly/2JrOIAG

Health Sector Strategic Plan for Health Information System 2009–2014

5. Country has set of core health indicators

Yes, but not current (2014–2018)

http://bit.ly/2aWdfz2

Found on pages 21–27 of current M&E plan.

6. National HIS coordinating body

Established, activity unknown

https://bit.ly/2JrOIAG

It is unknown if Kenya has an active HIS coordinating body, but the establishment of one was part of the 2009–2014 HIS strategic plan (page 17).

7. Country has master facility list

Undated

http://kmhfl.health.
go.ke/#/home

Follow link, and click on “Find facilities” located at the top right to search and download health facilities list.

8. Conducted HMN assessment

Completed (2008)

http://bit.ly/2vGLZ3a  

Report for the Assessment of the Health Information System of Kenya

9. Population census within the last 10 years

Yes (2009)

http://bit.ly/2biOJXD

Link

10. Availability of national health surveys 

MICS5 (2013–2014) and DHS (2014)

http://mics.unicef.org
/surveys

http://bit.ly/2aWenCq

DHS link

11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths)

Live births and deaths are less than 90% complete

http://bit.ly/2aP7FN4

Link

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

Yes, nationally

 https://hiskenya.org 

 

13. Country has national statistics office

Yes

http://www.knbs.or.ke

 

14. National health statistics report (annual)

Not current and not online (2013–2014)

In-country contact

The Annual Health Sector Performance Report (AHSPR) 2013/14

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

Yes, updated and has no recent health report

http://bit.ly/2aWe9LG

Link

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

Yes, not online (2014)

http://bit.ly/2xXbdL3

Government of Kenya’s Data Quality Audit Report, August 2014

17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts

Not conducted

http://bit.ly/2aZIEO0

Country is not listed at link.

18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information

Unknown

 

 

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

Unknown

 

All counties and sub-counties do annual work planning and performance reviews where data is used, but there is no mechanism to track this.

20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF

WHO/UNICEF estimate = 89%; Official government estimate = 79%

http://bit.ly/2b0451l

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

Yes

In-country contact

Available in DHIS 2

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

Available (partially)

 http://bit.ly/2wHWt2t

Private Health Sector Policy 2003

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

Available (partially – only available for HIV and CHS)

http://bit.ly/2xzS94P

http://bit.ly/2xp7H9v

http://bit.ly/2xXTiEe  

Can be found on page 23 of Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Community Health Services (2014–2018)

Can be found on page 21-36 of National Monitoring and Evaluation Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (Pillar One)

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Indicator Manual: HIV/AIDS &STI Control

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 (2015–2016)

https://bit.ly/2ZHGL1f

According to this policy brief, the Kenya National Health Accounts has been completed for 2015/16

The previous NHA account was the

Kenya National Health Accounts 2012/13

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

Available (2011–2017)

http://bit.ly/2x6m0T0

Kenya National e-Health Strategy 2011-2017

30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting

Unknown