Routine Health Information Systems: A Curriculum on Basic Concepts and Practice – Facilitators’ Guide

In this core course, students will study the design, implementation, and strengthening of RHIS, which is the most common source of information on health services management and programs. An RHIS also provides regular information for many core indicators of the national health strategy. Using practical case studies, participants will learn how to improve the performance of an RHIS, by producing reliable data to inform decisions at all levels of the health system. They will also come to understand the important contribution of information and communication technology (ICT).

This facilitators’ guide is part of a package of training materials for the RHIS course. It explains how to present the modules outlined in the syllabus: a separate, shorter document that provides an overview of the course. This guide was written by JSI in 2017.