Namibia: HIS Indicators
As of August 2019, we had located 20 of the 30 indicators for Namibia. Please see the table below for more details on each indicator.
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National health strategy |
Health sector M&E plan |
HIS policy |
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HIS strategic plan |
Country has set of core health indicators*** |
National HIS coordinating body
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Country has master facility list** |
Conducted HMN assessment |
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 |
Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
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Number of institutional deliveries available by district, and published within 12 months of preceding year** |
At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
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** Outdated
*** No report available
The table below presents more information on each indicator. Indicator definitions can be found here: https://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/his-strengthening-resource-center/health-information-systems-his-country-profile-indicators
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Indicators |
Status |
Source |
Title/Notes |
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1. National Health Strategy |
Current (2010–2020) |
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2. Health Sector M&E plan |
Available (not online) |
In-country contact |
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3. HIS policy |
Available (not online) |
In-country contact |
This is under development, but the first draft is available (not online) |
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4. HIS strategic plan
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Available (not online) |
In-country contact |
This is under development and the final draft is to be presented to the HIS Technical Working Group (TWG). |
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5. Country has set of core health indicators |
Not current (2016) and not online |
In-country contact |
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6. National HIS coordinating body |
Established and active |
In-country contact
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The HIS Technical Working Group (TWG) with sub-groups is established and meets monthly. |
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7. Country has master facility list |
Yes, but not current (2015) |
In-country contact |
The MFL is currently under revision. |
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8. Conducted HMN assessment |
Completed (2005) |
All HMN documents and tools can be downloaded using this link. |
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9. Population census within the last 10 years |
Yes (2011) |
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10. Availability of national health surveys |
DHS (2013) |
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Data and reports can be found at the link provided. |
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11. Completeness of vital registration (births and deaths) |
29.1% live births and 10.7% deaths. 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, pilot/early phase roll-out of DHIS2 |
https://www.dhis2.org
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13. Country has national statistics office |
Yes |
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14. National health statistics report (annual) |
Not current (2015) |
In-country contact |
2015 HIS Annual Report exists and the 2016 HIS Annual Report is under development and in the final draft stage. |
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15. Country has website for health statistics with latest data available |
Yes, updated and has no health report |
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16. DQA conducted on prioritized indicators aligned with most recent health sector strategy |
Yes |
In-country contact |
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17. PRISM assessment conducted in any regions/districts |
Not conducted |
Country not listed. |
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18. Percentage of facilities represented in HMIS information |
100% |
In-country contact |
100% of all state-owned facilities are represented in HMIS information. |
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19. Proportion (Facility, District, National) offices using data for setting targets and monitoring |
Unknown |
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20. Measles coverage reported to WHO/UNICEF |
WHO/UNICEF estimate = 82%; Official government estimate = 86% |
See page 8 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 |
Not current (2015), by districts |
In-country contact |
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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 |
Unknown |
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23. Availability of standards/guidelines for RHIS data collection, reporting, and analysis |
Unknown |
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24. Presence of procedures to verify the quality of data (accuracy, completeness, timeliness) reported |
Unknown |
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25. RHIS data collection forms allow for disaggregation by gender |
Unknown |
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26. At least one national health account completed in last 5 years |
Available (2015) |
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27. National database with health workers by district and main cadres updated within last 2 years |
Unknown |
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28. Annual data on availability of tracer medicines and commodities in public and private health facilities |
Unknown |
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29. e-health strategy |
Unknown |
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30. Completeness of disease surveillance reporting |
Unknown |
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