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Short Course on
Health Information Systems Strengthening
in Low and Middle Income Countries
Organized by James P Grant
School of Public Health,
BRAC University
in collaboration with the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)
and Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
GmbH
30 June-04 July 2013
For Further inquiry:
Evidence based Health Information System (HIS) in recent time all over the world has
emerged as a prerequisite of an efficient and citizen centric health system. However,
there is an unmet need in Bangladesh Health Information System in terms of making
decisions on issues like health budgeting, vital statistics, quality health care services for
all. In addition, lack of coordination on the use of indicators among government/non-
government institutes has resulted in improperly compiled information. As a result,
appropriate information is not available for program planning, monitoring and evalua-
tion. One of the reasons behind this is lack of advanced capacity building training on
advanced health information system for the relevant professionals.
Upon this context, James P Grant School of Public Health in collaboration with Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and support from
aims offering short course on ‘Health
Information Systems Strengthening in Low and Middle Income Countries’. The overall
purpose of this course is to provide an overview of key principles, concepts and
contemporary trends in Health Information Systems. The key audience for the course
would include health information systems professionals, management information systems
professionals, health program/project managers from different organizations policymakers.
Course Leaders
Professor Sundeep Sahay, MSc, MA, PhD, Department of Informatics, University of
Oslo, Norway and Mr. Johan Sæbo, PhD candidate at University of Oslo ( Involved in
health information systems reform in Botswana, Tajikistan, Sierra Leone, West African
Health Organization).
Date, Time and Location
30 June-04 July 2013, 9 AM to 5 PM at James P. Grant School of Public Health (BRAC
University); 5th Floor, (Level-6), icddr,b Building
68 Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Sharani
Mohakhali, Dhaka.
Tuition
1) BRAC and icddr, b: 2000 BDT
2) Others: 5000 BDT
To register
Please submit an application within June 10, 2013 with a 1-page CV and a scanned
photograph to Mr. Afzal Aftab at aafzal@bracu.ac.bd or afzal.aftabm@gmail.com,
Mobile: +8801719400111 with the following information: full name, current profession,
educational background, phone number, email address. Please use the subject line:
“APPLICATION FOR HIS COURSE.” You will be notified if your application is
accepted within one week of your submission.
http://sph.bracu.ac.bd
www.jpgsph.org

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Short Course on HIS

  • 1. Short Course on Health Information Systems Strengthening in Low and Middle Income Countries Organized by James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 30 June-04 July 2013 For Further inquiry: Evidence based Health Information System (HIS) in recent time all over the world has emerged as a prerequisite of an efficient and citizen centric health system. However, there is an unmet need in Bangladesh Health Information System in terms of making decisions on issues like health budgeting, vital statistics, quality health care services for all. In addition, lack of coordination on the use of indicators among government/non- government institutes has resulted in improperly compiled information. As a result, appropriate information is not available for program planning, monitoring and evalua- tion. One of the reasons behind this is lack of advanced capacity building training on advanced health information system for the relevant professionals. Upon this context, James P Grant School of Public Health in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and support from aims offering short course on ‘Health Information Systems Strengthening in Low and Middle Income Countries’. The overall purpose of this course is to provide an overview of key principles, concepts and contemporary trends in Health Information Systems. The key audience for the course would include health information systems professionals, management information systems professionals, health program/project managers from different organizations policymakers. Course Leaders Professor Sundeep Sahay, MSc, MA, PhD, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway and Mr. Johan Sæbo, PhD candidate at University of Oslo ( Involved in health information systems reform in Botswana, Tajikistan, Sierra Leone, West African Health Organization). Date, Time and Location 30 June-04 July 2013, 9 AM to 5 PM at James P. Grant School of Public Health (BRAC University); 5th Floor, (Level-6), icddr,b Building 68 Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Sharani Mohakhali, Dhaka. Tuition 1) BRAC and icddr, b: 2000 BDT 2) Others: 5000 BDT To register Please submit an application within June 10, 2013 with a 1-page CV and a scanned photograph to Mr. Afzal Aftab at aafzal@bracu.ac.bd or afzal.aftabm@gmail.com, Mobile: +8801719400111 with the following information: full name, current profession, educational background, phone number, email address. Please use the subject line: “APPLICATION FOR HIS COURSE.” You will be notified if your application is accepted within one week of your submission. http://sph.bracu.ac.bd www.jpgsph.org