Zanzibar: HIS Indicators
Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous region within the United Republic of Tanzania, and it maintains its own government and is directly responsible for all non- union affairs, including health services.
As of August 2019, we had located 24 of the 30 indicators for Zanzibar. 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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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)** |
DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
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 †† |
Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year † |
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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 |
Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported
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RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
Completeness of disease surveillance reporting** |
** Outdated
† Available but percentage unknown
†† 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.
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Indicators |
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Title/Notes |
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1. National health strategy |
Current (2013–2019) |
In-country contact |
Zanzibar Health Sector Strategic Plan III 2013/14 – 2018/19 |
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2. Health sector M&E plan |
Current (2013–2019) |
In-country contact |
M&E Framework for HSSP III (2013/14 –2018/19) |
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3. HIS policy |
Available |
In-country contact |
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4. HIS strategic plan |
Current (2012–2020) |
In-country contact |
Zanzibar Strategic Plan 2012–2020 |
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5. Country has set of core health indicators |
Current (2013–2019)
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In-country contact |
Located inside the current national health strategy plan. |
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6. National HIS coordinating body |
Established, activity unknown |
Page 5 – It is unknown if Zanzibar has an active HIS coordinating body, but the establishment of one was addressed in HIS Assessment in Zanzibar 2009 Link worked when created but, as of May 2018, it would not work. |
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7. Country has master facility list |
Not available |
In-country contact |
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8. Conducted HMN assessment |
Completed (2009) |
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9. Population census within the last 10 years |
Yes (2012) |
Census was conducted for all of Tanzania. |
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10. Availability of national health surveys |
MICS1 (1996) and DHS (2015– 2016) |
No separate surveys were conducted for just Zanzibar, but it is included in the Tanzania surveys (DHS). |
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11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
Birth registration is 96% and death registration 95% |
In-country contact
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12. Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
Yes, national deployment of DHIS 2 |
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), not available online |
In-country contact |
Annual Health Bulletin |
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15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
No |
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16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Yes |
In-country contact
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17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts |
Not conducted |
Country not listed at link. |
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18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
98% |
In-country contact |
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19. Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
272 Health facilities, 11 districts, 8program, 1 MoH ,1 OCGS and 1 vital statistics |
In-country contact |
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20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
92.6% |
In-country contact |
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21. Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year |
Available |
In-country contact |
Available and published annually in annual health bulletin. |
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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 |
Yes |
In-country contact |
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23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Available (draft) |
In-country contact |
The draft HMIS guideline is available. It has not been finalized or printed. |
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24.Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
Yes |
In-country contact |
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25.RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Yes |
In-country contact |
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26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
Not conducted |
According to the WHO Country Accountability Framework Monitoring of Resources section (page 3), a national health account has not been done in Zanzibar. |
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27. National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years |
Not available |
In-country contact |
The database is not yet functioning. |
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28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
Available only for public health facilities |
In-country contact |
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29. e-health strategy |
Not available |
According to the WHO Country Accountability Framework Innovation and eHealth section (page 2), there is no national eHealth strategy. |
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30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
Available, but not current (2016) Completeness: 85.8% |
In-country contact |
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