Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 5108
Country/Region: Rwanda
Year: 2007
Main Partner: Ministry of Health - Rwanda
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Host Country Government Agency
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $250,000

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $250,000

This activity relates to HVSI (7237, 7264, 4985, 8743).

The purpose of this activity is to strengthen the national routine HMIS to better collect, analyze, and disseminate HIV data. This will be accomplished by supporting the MOH to develop and implement integrated site and district level HIV data collection systems, as part of routine HMIS data collection. This activity will build on FHI's work in FY 2006 to establish simple data analysis guidelines at facility, district, and national levels. This activity will also help the HMIS Unit to publish and disseminate quarterly bulletins on the HIV situation in Rwanda.

The EP will support the HMIS Unit to build a data warehouse that will interlink with other information systems housed at TRAC and the CNLS. In coordination with CDC direct activities providing additional in-country and international TA, the MOH/HMIS will receive support to coordinate all health related databanks in Rwanda.

This activity complements the work underway by the WHO Health Metrics Network (HMN) to identify overall gaps in the national HMIS.

EP will collaborate with PMI to reinforce human resources and technical capacity to strengthen the HMIS in Rwanda. The EP will also provide TA and financial support to the MOH HMIS Unit to produce a national health information policy document to define the framework for future EP and PMI support to HMIS.

This activity reflects the ideas presented in The EP Five-Year HIV/AIDS Strategy in Rwanda and the GOR National Multi-sectoral Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS Control (2005-2009) by strengthening strategic information systems for health.