National Health Information Policy

The National Health Information System is an essential component of the National Health Service. The purpose of the policy is to improve the functioning of the health macro-system. It aims to support strategic decision-making, support program planning, and management, monitor daily performance, and provide periodical evaluations against set objectives. One of the basic objectives of the National Health Information System is to make it possible to analyze the health situation at the local level, an analysis that takes into account the living conditions of the population living with diseases. The document proposes guidelines and strategies to make the health information system more operational and capable of providing reliable, up-to-date, and adequate information for decision-making and action.