HMN News Nuggets
HMN/M. Henry
Launched to invigorate HMN's web site, these short news "nuggets" create buzz around health information systems and the Network, while highlighting information as a fundamental component of a well-functioning health system.
These news bits were called "nuggets" to illustrate their condensed size and value. They are meant to be fast-moving and will be published whenever noteworthy developments occur.
2012
2011
- New report looks at effective monitoring of indicators of progress on maternal, newborn and child health
- Registering births and deaths using mobile phones in Kenya
- Maternal deaths: First measure, then cut
- WHO Director-General: systems for the registration of births, deaths, and cause of deaths "badly needed"
- Countries address barriers impeding better civil registration and vital statistics
- WHO appeals for greater investment in information systems to track progress and accountability in women's and children's health
- WHO: countries demand support for comprehensive health information
- New charter aims to improve health data collection and management
- Recording births and deaths in Africa: keys for success
- WHO Director-General shines light on "invisible" births and deaths
- Tracking health of women and children more closely
2010
- Stronger health information systems required to tackle chronic diseases
- Solutions for financing health systems
- Leveraging technology to improve health information systems in West Africa
- Requirements for health care supply chain systems
- West Africa aims to become centre of excellence for health information
- Deputy Executive Secretary completes marathon to pilot advocacy campaign
- Universal standards for national health information systems
- Africa to strengthen national civil registration and vital statistics systems
- Bill Gates: registering births on mobile phones
- Southern Africa at work on building stronger health information systems
- New Assistant Director-General takes office
- West Bank and Gaza Strip: newest user of HMN Framework
- Better reporting systems needed for neglected tropical diseases
- Country ownership needed to reach MDGs, says Ethiopia
- Reaching MDGs with stronger health information systems
- WHO stresses civil registration
- Fiji to use mobile phones to detect communicable diseases
- Costing health information systems is key says HMN at MedInfo
- New Global Health Informatics Partnership
- US Secretary of State flags need for country health information