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Health Management Information System
Health Management Information System
Health Management Information System
Introduction
Formerly it was called health information system (HIS). This was because forms would be
filled and sent to the next health level e.g. DDHS’s office.
However the main idea of health information is to use that information to manage health
services at that level hence the term (HMIS).
It was launched in Uganda in 1996 by the ministry of health and it was designed to be used
at health units, HSD’s, District level, National level for planning, implementation and
evaluation of health services.
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- The register for each of these events provides useful information but this source of
information suffers from incomplete reporting hence most events are missed.
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IMIS 076 Child tally sheet
It records all child immunisations, weight for age at measles vaccination, and vitamin A
supplementation for children. It is only one copy that stays at the unit.
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HMIS 107 Health unit annual report
It should be ready by 31st July. Its main objective is to summarise information on OPD,
MCH/FP, finance and work loads.
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Estimation of the target population in the service area.
Given that the total service population for your health unit is 20, 000
- Under 1 year =
- Under 5 year =
- Women of child bearing =
- Expected births =
Example
If the total population in the service area is 20,000, calculate the following:
(a) Women in child bearing age
(b) Children under one year
(c) Suspected TB cases
Answer
Management questions
1. Is the service area well defined?
The DHT should help you to define the service area
Some times more than one health unit can serve the same population. All units can consider
this population as their service population.
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In the patient/client registers, the place of residence of the patient is always mentioned.
This information can help in the determination of the service area.
For people residing more than 5km away from a health unit, outreach activities should be
organised.
If attendances for the previous year are higher than the target population, then obviously
the service area/population is underestimated and should be revised.
Example
Considering the above population of 20,000, the target population of children under one
year is;-----------
- Your target coverage this year is 70%
How many children do you expect in a year and how many do you expect monthly.
Target = ----------------------
Target percentage = 70% = 70/100 x ---- =
Therefore No expected per year is------------
No expected monthly is = ----/12 =
Reference
The revised health management information system (HMIS) Volume 1. Health unit
procedure manual November 2001.