DIGITAL HEALTH SOMALIA 2019-2022
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SPIDER was founded as a center for expertise concerning ICT for development at Sida's initiative and was initially housed by the Royal Institute of Technology and later by Stockholm University, which is Sida's agreement partner. Sida has since continued to provide a multi-year non-earmarked support to SPIDER. SPIDER acts as the Swedish operational counterpart ...
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SPIDER was founded as a center for expertise concerning ICT for development at Sida's initiative and was initially housed by the Royal Institute of Technology and later by Stockholm University, which is Sida's agreement partner. Sida has since continued to provide a multi-year non-earmarked support to SPIDER. SPIDER acts as the Swedish operational counterpart and advisor for a number of Sida’s ICT for development (ICT4D) projects in countries prioritized by Sida. SPIDER mobilizes a network of Swedish and international experts in the area of information and communications technology (ICT) for development to help developing countries use ICT as a tool to efficiently and strategically drive development and poverty reduction goals - in this case, in the area of health. The proposed initiative aims to establish a National Health Management Information System (HMIS) in Somalia. There is no such initiative currently in the country. Establishing an effective HMIS is included in WHO's six basic building blocks for health systems. Current fragmentation and lack of data and information make it difficult, if not impossible, for Somali healthcare providers to plan, manage and deliver quality healthcare across the country in a cost-effective manner. SPIDER proposes an initial 12-month start-up phase during which SPIDER will conduct a review of the current data and information situation and capacity in Somalia, analysis of regional needs, including an assessment of the health system in the two selected regions (Galmudug and Puntland), recruitment and posting of project staff and mapping of relevant stakeholder. The two selected regions were determined by SPIDER in consultation with the Federal Ministry of Health in Somalia. The two selected regions reflect the current healthcare system in Somalia. The Galmudug region represents one of the weakest health systems with limited capacity and reach. The Galumudug region is also partially controlled by Al-Shabaab, which makes it difficult to access critical maternal and child health care. The Puntland region, on the other hand, has one of the most developed health systems in Somalia's federal government. The region is quite stable, and the Ministry of Health has sufficient capacity and experience compared to Galmudug. SPIDER also proposes to create a central hub for data storage and management in Mogadishu. Lessons learned from the first introductory phase will guide decisions to scale up the initiative to other regions. In summary, the project aims to design, establish and deliver a health information management system for that is suitable for Somalia's infrastructure and public health needs. The development of HMIS is an important issue for the federal government and is included among seen health care priorities.
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The project/SPIDER has supported a Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) at the Federal MoH that serves as the advisory and coordinating mechanism for the implementation of the HADDA programme. The TCC has ensured that the strategic and technical discussions and decisions on the health information system continues to be aligned with the national priorities and other ongoing initiatives. The project/SPIDER has supported the development of a Health Information System Strategic Plan. Spider initiated the necessary early consultations and later linked it up to a GAVI initiative. It was later agreed that WHO Somalia would take the lead. Process still ongoing to finish the Health Information System Strategic Plan. The project/SPIDER have supported the strengthening of leadership and coordination within MoH through the recruitment of an Health Information Specialist. The HIS specialist is now embedded within the MoH and supports the coordination of HIS in general and HADDA project specifically and furthermore contribute to enhance the necessary competence and skills for managing the digitalised health information system. The project/SPIDER has taken the first steps to lay the ground for an interoperable digital HMIS integrated into DHIS2 platform and customised to Somalias needs. This will be key for the continued opportunities to digitalize HMIS in Somalia. Together with Statistics Sweden and Public Health Agency of Sweden, Spider has coorganised two very appraised data management workshops. Both took place in Nairobi (Nov 22 and May 23) and had some 20 participants from the respective counterpart agency in Somalia, namely Federal MoH, National Institute of Health Somalia and Statistical bureau at the federal level and in Puntland.
The main objective of the SPIDER initiative - Health Alliance for Digital Development and Action (HADDA) is to design and establish and deliver a National Health Management Information System (HMIS) appropriate for Somalias infrastructure and public health needs in close collaboration with the Federal Government Authorities in Somalia. The total budget for the initiative is 40 million SEK over the periods of 2019-2022. The existence of an effective and efficient national HMIS has by WHO been identified as one of six core building blocks for health systems. SPIDER will utilize digital development tools for the effective planning, management and strengthening of the health system in order to increase both the capacity and quality of health service delivery especially to hard-to-reach communities. These digital tools are expected to enhance the capacity of health care workers and policy makers to plan, manage and provide quality, accessible and equitable health care to people. The program further aims to focus on digitalization of the health system with regards to both data storage and sharing. The program is expected to integrate capacity building and data management components to foster the ongoing digitalization of HMIS. Galmudug and Puntland has been selected as pilot regions. The two selected regions reflect the full spectrum of the current health care system in Somalia. Galmudug region represents one of the weakest health systems, with limited capacity and reach. Galumudug region is also partially controlled by Al-Shabaab, which makes access to critical maternal and child health care services difficult. Puntland region on the other hand has one of the most developed health systems within the Federal Government of Somalia. The region is fairly stable, and the ministry of health has sufficient capacity and experience compared to Galmudug. SPIDER further proposes to create a central hub in Mogadishu for data storage and management.
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