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Malaria surveillance, monitoring & evaluation: a reference manual

This new version of the reference manual contains many reference to the use of geospatial data and technologies to support malaria surviellance, monitoring and evaluation. This includes the mapping of foci and an annex on geographical reconnaissance during focus investigation. Original URL

Use of mobile technology‑based participatory mapping approaches to geolocate health facility attendees for disease surveillance in low resource settings

Article describing the method used and results obtained in two rural sites in the Philippines and Indonesia to collect the place of residence health facility attendees during a survey as part of a malaria elimination campaign. Original URL

Strategic Action Plan for Strengthening Health Information 2017-2021

Strategic action plan developped by the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar to support the implementation of the Myanmar National Health Plan 2017-2021. This plan contains a budget line items to suystain the existence of the GIS Lab within the Department of Public Health (DOPH). Original URL.

HIS Geo-Enabling Toolkit

The purpose of this Health GeoLab Collaborative toolkit is to support the geo-enablement of the in-country Health Information System for the health sector to fully benefit from the power of geography, geospatial data and technologies.

Guidance for the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in health: Part 2 – Implementing the geospatial data management cycle: 2.5 Cleaning, validating, and documenting the data – 2.5.1 Documenting the data using a metadata profile

Guidance describing the concept of metadata and providing a template for the documentation of geospatial and statistical data using respectively a GIS software (ArcGIS, QGIS) and MS Excel.

Guidance for the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in health: Part 2 – Implementing the geospatial data management cycle: 2.3 Compiling existing data and identifying gaps

Guidance describing the process to be followed in order to compile existing data and identify gaps

HIS geo-enabling – Geospatial data management guideline

Document guiding the Ministry of Health of Cambodia on the standards, practices, and protocols to be implemented as part of the geospatial data management chain to ensure the availability, quality, and accessibility of geospatial data for the health sector in the country.

Geographic Accessibility to Maternity Care Package (MCP) Accredited Facilities Analysis

This study analysed how accessible MCP accredited facilities are to NHTS-PR registered beneficiaries (members and dependents) of PhilHealth over the Mindanao island as well as identify potential gaps towards achieving Universal Health Care in this part of the country.

Geographic Accessibility to Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) – Region XII (Soccsksargen)

This study analysed how accessible EmONC facilities are to the population in Region XII as well as identified potential gaps towards achieving Universal Health Care in this part of the country.

The Signature Domain and Geographic Coordinates: A Standardized Approach for Uniquely Identifying a Health Facility

A list of standardized indicators for health facility surveys is proposed by the Health Facility Assessment Technical Working Group, composed of members from several organizations and led by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s MEASURE Evaluation project. The adoption and use of these standard indicators would make cross-survey comparisons possible and promote the increased use…

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