Implementing the Urban Community Health Information System in Ethiopia: Lessons from the pilot-tests in Addis Ababa, Bishoftu and Hawassa

The Strengthening Ethiopia’s Urban Health Program (SEUHP), supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), initiated the pilot testing of the Urban Community Health Information System (UCHIS) in three sites (Addis Ababa, Bishoftu and Hawassa) to support the Ethiopian Federal Ministry Health (FMOH) in its efforts to standardize and expand the Health Management Information System (HMIS) to urban areas. This paper aimed to document the lessons learned and the challenges encountered in the implementation process of UCHIS.