Abstract:
Health information system is among the six building blocks of the health system that plays crucial roles in helping
the health system to provide equitable quality health care through proper use of quality data in service provision,
planning, performance monitoring, evaluation, and evidence-based decision-making. To provide better quality of
care and value for money, several efforts have been exerted on improving the health information systems since the
instalment of reformed HMIS. More investments were also in place in the first Health Sector plan (HSTP I) period
with due attention to the information system by making information revolution (IR) among the four transformation
agendas. Then after, huge improvements have been achieved in health data management, HIS infrastructure,
creating stewardship at all levels and assuring the basic principles of the health management information system
reform that include standardization, integration, simplification and institutionalization. However, there are still
areas for improvements, which include data access, quality and use as well as coordination of efforts in digitalizing
the information system to have proper data storage, evidence generation, visibility, easy communication and use
of information for evidence-based decision.
