The document discusses the establishment of a national repository for child health information in India, aimed at consolidating scattered data to improve public health policies and programs. Launched in July 2010, the repository collects and categorizes resources related to child health and offers free access to over 600 documents. The initiative addresses the poor status of child health in India by providing a platform for information sharing among policymakers, specialists, and frontline workers.

1. Developing National Repository of Child Health Information for India International Conference on Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization – ICDK - 2011 Venue: MDI,Gurgaon Technical Session, 16 February 2011 Mr. Anil Kumar Mishra Library Information Officer (LIO) National Child Health Resource Centre, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) New Delhi, India

2. Contents : Parent organization (NIHFW & NCHRC) Need for ‘Repository on Child Health’ Plan & Steps of development Software selection Key features of Repository Conclusions

3. National Institute of Health & Family Welfare Apex Technical Institute funded by MOHFW Main national level agency for training, education, research, evaluation & consultancy Since 2007 several new training courses, developed partnerships and mechanisms

4. Education and Training Research and Evaluation Specialized Services Specialized Projects Consultancy & Advocacy FUNCTIONS

5. National Child Health Resource Centre Established in 2008 at National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) with financial support from Norway-India Partnership Initiative (NIPI) Aims to strengthen the focus on child health and mainstream child health agenda in public health Create a platform at national level for discussion and information sharing on relevant issues.

6. Background Information Poor status of child health: Contributes to more than one fifth of the under 5 child deaths globally. 1.6 million children die before one year of age Low percentage of fully immunized children(44%) Various Government initiatives to improve the status of child health including the most recent National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)

7. Lack of Information Management Lead to the generation of an abundant resource of information Information lies scattered and inaccessible to the public Repository on Child Health is an attempt to mitigate this problem and improve management of child health information .

8. Situation Analysis On Existing Repositories In India WHO- India Health Repository : Key information on Health sector and health systems, limited information, not updated. National Health Information Collaboration (NHIC): Information mainly on scientific articles & thesis, information submitted through the authorized content providers only. Policy Reforms Option Data Base: Includes case studies and innovative ideas on health sector reforms only. NGO Gateway: Contains information related to HIV/AIDS only.

9. Our findings Child Health information, not in single place. Inadequate sharing and exchange of information Lack of coherence between the needs and the programs Poor visibility of child health issues Duplication of efforts.

10. Plan for Repository Development Goal : Comprehensive ‘National Repository’ of information on child health under a single roof. OBJECTIVES: Collect published and unpublished information on child health Make this resource freely available Prevent duplication of efforts Disseminate updated information.

11. Target Audience Policy makers Child health specialists Public health professionals Frontline workers Sources For Collection Of Information: National and International Organisations.

12. Steps For Development Listing and contacting agencies Data base of more than 900 organizations developed. Collection of materials More than 600 resource materials collected.

13. Categorization TOPICS Maternal health Newborn child health Immunization Nutrition Diseases General information Each topic divided into THEME Policies, programs, guidelines Technical publication Trainings Statistical information Scientific article IEC/BCC Gallery

14. Selection Of Software And Customization Comparison of all the available open source software like Joomla, Drupal. Selected Drupal CMS on Windows platform. Customization of web pages according to the requirement.

15. Advantages of Drupal : Stable and compatible for our requirements. Updated regularly Completely customizable to fit the needs Provides access to the digital work through one interface Accepts and suited for any type of digital contents including texts, Images, PPTs, Audio-Video etc.

16. Process for Information Management

17. Advertisement and Dissemination of Information Website launched on July 2010 New initiative shared with stake holders and users through- - presentations at the meetings - group E-mails - social networking sites etc.

18. Key Features Of Repository Launched in July 2010 Collection & management of 600 resource materials Free/open access to full text document or resource material for all users Categorization of information into specific Topics & Themes Abstract, Keywords, Source & Year of Publication for each document along with cover page photograph Thesaurus (standardized vocabulary) & Link keywords www.childhealthindiainfo.com / www.childhealthindia.info

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24. Conclusion Collation and management of child health information at a single place User friendly interface, Open access Increasing support from organizations Interest shown by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to give a link on their website

25. “ Sharing knowledge is not about giving people something, or getting something from them. Sharing knowledge occurs when people are genuinely interested in helping one another develop new capacities for action; it is about creating learning processes.” Peter Senge

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