Enhancing Programme Management through DHIS Software

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• Enhancing Programme Management through DHIS
  Software
• OR
• understanding what my job entails?
• Norah Stoops
• HISP
• DHIS Conference, East London Oct 2006

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Programme Managers

• Come up through the system
• A case of someone to fill a gap?
• Move from case mx to programme mx
• Limited training in programme management
• Reporting based on raw numbers
• Performance based delivery using business plans
  fairly new concept
• Performance indicators target setting a
  challenge

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I thought my job was to report numbers for my
area

• no facility comparison or trends over time
  possible

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DHIS has opened a new door

• Standardisation of datasets
• naming convention
• data element indicator definitions
• Facility based data capture
• Facility / district population estimates
• Pivot tables enable data manipulation
• Electronic calculation of indicators
• Reports enable regular feedback

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I now know that it is not about numbers but
performance
Data handling process
Management process
Planning cycle
Information cycle
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. . . play a key role in verifying data quality

• investigate data inconsistencies drill down
• interact with services - explain reasons for
  data

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. . . use indicators to assess performance

• allows assessment of trends over time
• allows comparison of performance across
  facilities districts provinces
• allows target setting for local relevance

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. . . use information as basis for management

• Informs approach to service delivery
• Shift from top-down to team approach
• Programme managers responsible for strategic /
  operational planning
• Gradual shift to performance based budgeting
• Alignment of local targets with national
• Informs understanding of benchmarks of good
  service performance
• HMIS tools for regular feedback programme
  review (quarterly monitoring)