Zimbabwe: HIS Indicators
As of August 2019, we had located 25 of the 30 indicators for Zimbabwe. Please see the table below for more details on each indicator.
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National health strategy |
HIS strategic plan** |
Country has set of core health indicators |
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National HIS coordinating body |
Country has master facility list |
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)** |
Country has website for health statistics with latest data available** |
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DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
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Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year** |
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** Outdated
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 (2016–2020) |
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2. Health sector M&E plan |
Not available |
In-country contact |
There is no comprehensive M&E plan for the health sector currently. The NHS outlines the 99 health indicators that are used to measure performance towards the objectives of the NHS. |
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3. HIS policy |
Not available |
In-country contact |
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4. HIS strategic plan |
Not current (2009–2014) |
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Health Information System National Strategy for Zimbabwe 2009–2014 The new version will be developed once an evaluation of the current one has been finalized. |
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5. Country has set of core health indicators |
Yes (2016-2020) |
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The NHS contains the list of 99 core indicators. |
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6. National HIS coordinating body |
Established, and active |
In-country contact |
The National Health Information Technical Committee was established and is functional. It meets quarterly and reports to the NHIS management committee. The NHS has terms of reference for the National Health Information Technical Committee on page 14 to 15. |
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7. Country has master facility list |
Established and is updated |
In country-contact
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The MFL is maintained as part of the DHIS 2 and has Unique Identifiers for each facility. The system for updating the MFL is not documented, however, updating is done an ongoing basis as new facilities are registered or as old facilities are closed down. |
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8. Conducted HMN assessment |
Not completed |
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9. Population census within the last 10 years |
Yes (2012) |
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10. Availability of national health surveys |
MICS5 (2014) DHS (2015) |
Data and reports can be found on the following links (DHS). |
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11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
Unknown –information unavailable for live births, and 17.2% for deaths but source is not civil registration but considered reliable by UN Stats. |
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12. Country has electronic system for aggregating routine facility and/or community service data |
Yes, national deployment of DHIS2 |
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13. Country has national statistics office |
Yes |
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14. National health statistics report (annual) |
Not current (2015) |
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Zimbabwe National Health Profile 2015 The 2015 version is not available online yet. The link provided is for the 2014 profile, but it was not working as of October 2018. |
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15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Yes, updated but has no recent health report |
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16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Yes, 2016 |
In-person contact |
The DQAs are conducted mostly by programs. There are national guidelines developed on how to conduct DQAs. |
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17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts |
Not conducted |
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18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
Available 98.2% (2017) |
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The facilities represented in the HMIS (DHIS 2) is calculated by dividing the number of reports submitted by the number of expected reports |
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19. Proportion (facility, district, national) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
Available 100% |
In-country contact |
All the facilities in the country plot their data on graphs showing trends for each of the major diseases and notifiable conditions. Target setting for each facility and areas is done using disease thresholds. This is evidence that each facility uses data for target setting and monitoring. All districts and national use 5-year data for target setting. |
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20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
WHO/UNICEF estimate= 88%; Official government estimate =88% |
See page 9 of WHO and 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 by provinces, but not current (2013) |
In-country contact |
The Ministry has data on institutional deliveries on a monthly basis. These can be extracted from the DHIS 2. |
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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) |
In-country contact |
The only policy/act is the Public Health Act. There are no requirements for reporting by private practitioners to the Ministry of Health (MOH) |
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23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Not available |
In-country contact |
The MOH is currently using the Integrated Disease Surveillance Reporting (IDSR) guidelines developed by WHO. There are no other detailed guidelines available currently. |
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24. Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
Yes
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In-country contact |
DHIS 2 internal validations are used for data quality checks. There are also guidelines for data verification (not available online). |
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25. RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Yes |
In-country contact |
All the data collection forms disaggregate data by gender. |
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26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
Not current (2005) |
In-country contact |
Most recent NHA was completed only for HIV. The full report is not available online, but the data can be found on the Global Health Expenditure Database using the link. |
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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 |
The country currently uses the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) that is updated on an annual basis. For Health Information System, the ministry tracks HR down to hospital level only through the HS/35 form. |
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28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
Available but not current (2013) |
National Medicines Survey, Zimbabwe Public Sector Report 2013 National Medicines Survey, Zimbabwe Private Sector Report 2013 |
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29. e-health strategy |
Available (2012-2017) |
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30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
Not current (2016) Completeness: 98% |
In-country contact |
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