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Mar 1, 2011

Atlas of Global eHealth country profiles

Subjects: eHealth, mHealth, WHO
Countries: Global

This publication is part of a series of reports based on the second Global Observatory on eHealth (GOe) Survey; it presents data on the 114 WHO Member States that participated in the 2009 global survey on eHealth. Intended as a reference to the state of eHealth development in Member States, the publication highlights selected indicators in the form of country profiles.

 

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Jan 1, 1970

2012 ITU Measuring the Information Society 2012

Subjects: Telecommunications
Countries: Global

This annual report draws on innovative and authoritative benchmarking tools developed by ITU to monitor information-society developments worldwide as well as to provide valuable information for use in formulating evidencebased policies and in effective peer learning. It presents the ICT Development Index (IDI), which ranks countries’ performance with regard to ICT infrastructure and uptake, and the ICT Price Basket (IPB), a unique metric that tracks and compares the cost and affordability of ICT services.

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Oct 2, 2014

ABCE policy reports for Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia highlight progress and challenges in delivering health services

Subjects: Policies, Practices, Products, Stock Management
Countries: Global

IHME and its country partners – Action Africa Help-International (AAH-I) in Kenya, the Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC), and the University of Zambia (UNZA) – now provide online versions of the ABCE policy reports for each country. Policy workshops were held in Uganda and Zambia in June 2014, during which health ministry officials, health agency partners, and international organizations discussed findings on health facility capacity, antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs, and costs of care. Each report provides an in-depth examination of the factors that affect health service provision, and links facility-based characteristics to patient experiences with the health system. Findings on facility costs of service provision, the efficiency with which different types of facilities operate, and constraints to care are also presented.

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Nov 6, 2014

The Health of the People – What works, the African Regional Health Report 2014

Subjects: Policies, Practices, WHO
Countries: Global

Good governance, health in all policies, data-driven decision-making and proper staff remuneration are some of the proven critical actions carried out by countries in the Region to improve the health of the people. These and others, including performance-based health management and community-based intervention, are recommended in a report launched today in Cotonou, Benin at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa.

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Oct 10, 2014

Toolkit: Bridging the Gap between Ministries of Health and Ministries of Finance

Subjects: Peer Learning, Policies, Tools
Countries: Global

In many countries, Ministries of Health (MOHs) and Ministries of Finance (MOFs) determine which health services are delivered, when, where, and for whom. MOHs are responsible for setting national health policy and managing the day-to-day delivery of public health services, but they are dependent upon MOFs for establishing funding levels and releasing the necessary funds to finance MOH operations. Designed for health sector managers, the new Toolkit for Ministries of Health to Work More Effectively With Ministries of Finance, presents four different tools to help MOH staff better manage their resources and communicate more effectively with their MOF counterparts.

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Jun 6, 2014

Patient De-Identification Handbook

Subjects: eHealth, eHealth architecture, Patient De-Identification, Policies
Countries: Global

Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) has put together a handbook on patient de-identification. This handbook explains the process for removing individually identifiable information from healthcare data. This includes de-identification, pseudonymization, re-linking, design consideration, techniques, and risks. The intended audience is IHE Profile editors and healthcare information technology implementers needing a guide for designing and implementing de-identification systems.  

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Sep 10, 2014

Q&A with the BID Learning Network Director: Part 2

Subjects: Peer Learning, Policies, Practices, Products
Countries: Tanzania, Zambia, Q&A with the BID Learning Network Director: Part 2

We recently sat down with Chilunga Puta to learn more about her new role as the BID Learning Network (BLN) director. In the second part of her Q&A, Chilunga shares more details about the BLN and why it’s important to BID’s overall success.

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Aug 1, 2014

Understanding the needs and wants of Community Healthcare Workers

Subjects: mHealth, Peer Learning, Software, Telecommunications, Tools, Training
Countries: South Africa

This work builds on the recently published End Consumer Primary Research and aims to inform health and mobile stakeholders about the users of mHealth services in the public sector. The GSMA expects this market knowledge to lead to product design that is more aligned to the needs of users (consumers and health workers), greater adoption and achievement of economies of scale and sustainability, and robust partnershipsbetween public and private sector stakeholders that ultimately reduce the widespread fragmentation of mHealth services in South Africa.

 

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Aug 21, 2014

Q&A with the BID Learning Network Director: Part 1

Subjects: Peer Learning, Policies, Practices, Products
Countries: Tanzania, Zambia

As the BID Initiative rapidly expands its team to gear up for country implementation, we welcome Chilunga Puta who will serve as director of the BLN, based in Zambia. We recently sat down with Chilunga to learn more about her role and what she looks forward to as she steps into this critical position. Stay tuned for part two of her Q&A series where Chilunga will share her thoughts and insight around the importance of peer learning and how the BLN is critical to success.

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