The health information system provides the underpinnings for decision making and has four key functions: data generation, compilation, analysis and synthesis, and communication and use. The health information system collects data from the health sector and other relevant sectors, analyses the data and ensures their overall quality, relevance and timeliness, and converts data into information for health-related decision-making. Decision-making at: ○ all levels of a health system requires reliable health statistics that are disaggregated by sex, age and socioeconomic characteristics. ○ policy level, decisions informed by evidence contribute to more efficient resource… Read More