National Health Observatory : a tool to strengthen the health information system for evidence-based decision making and health policy formulation in Cameroon

dc.contributor.authorNdoungue, Viviane Fossouo
dc.contributor.authorTiwoda, Christie
dc.contributor.authorGnigninanjouena, Oumarou
dc.contributor.authorBataliack, Serge
dc.contributor.authorMbondji, Ebongue
dc.contributor.authorLabat, Aline
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-09T11:05:50Z
dc.date.available2023-11-09T11:05:50Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractDespite the consensus on the importance of evidence based health information for decision28 making and health policy formulation, quality information is not always available. This situation led the WHO in 2009 to recommend the establishment of an African Health Observatory and National Health Observatories. The WHO recommended 4 phases approach for the establishment of National Health Observatories was used in Cameroon: the preliminary phase, start-up, strengthening and full operation. Despite a non-optimal institutional positioning, the Cameroon’s Health Observatory is in the strengthening phase and contributes to evidence-based decision making in the health system. A strong political commitment is fundamental from the beginning of the project. The establishment of National Health Observatories calls for genuine national ownership, both of the process as a whole and of the tool itself. WHO should regularly assess the progress made in the establishment of National Health Observatories in different countries and provide feedback to them. A step-by-step approach, jointly validated by national stakeholders in a roll-out plan, would be more appropriate for the sustainability of the work of National Health Observatories.en_US
dc.description.departmentSchool of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)en_US
dc.description.librarianhj2023en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/hpopenen_US
dc.identifier.citationNdoungue, V.F., Tiwoda, C., Gnigninanjouena, O. et al. 2022, 'National Health Observatory: a tool to strengthen the health information system for evidence-based decision making and health policy formulation in Cameroon', Health Policy OPEN, vol. 3, art. 100085, pp. 1-6, doi : 10.1016/j.hpopen.2022.100085.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2590-2296
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.hpopen.2022.100085
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/93224
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rights© 2022 Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY license.en_US
dc.subjectNational health observatoriesen_US
dc.subjectHealth policy formulationen_US
dc.subjectHealth information systemsen_US
dc.subjectEvidence-based decision makingen_US
dc.subjectCameroonen_US
dc.subjectSDG-03: Good health and well-beingen_US
dc.titleNational Health Observatory : a tool to strengthen the health information system for evidence-based decision making and health policy formulation in Cameroonen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Ndoungue_National_2022.pdf
Size:
418.01 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Article

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: