Information Management Task Team
The Information Management Task Team is a time-bound group established to support the implementation of the third strategic priority of the Health Cluster strategy, to strengthen our collective and respective health information management and use.
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A key prerequisite for any effective humanitarian response is the availability of timely, reliable and robust information. In order to take sound decisions in a humanitarian health response, decision-makers need public health information to assess and monitor the health status and risks faced by the affected population, the availability and actual functionality of health resources, and the performance of the health system.
Public Health Information Services (PHIS) dashboard
This dashboard outlines the status of each PHIS service for the reporting clusters. The Global Health Cluster provides this PHIS tracking services on behalf of all parties responsible for implementation of individual PHIS services.
PHIS Toolkit
The GHC Information Management Task Team has developed the PHIS Toolkit that assembles guidance, templates and best-practice examples for each core, additional and context-specific public health information service, as outlined in the PHIS Standards.
PHIS Standards
The GHC Information Management Task Team has developed the PHIS Standards that will be the basis on which Health Clusters (meaning not just coordination staff, but all partners) resource themselves for, plan, execute and evaluate their public health information work.
15 May 2017
Standards for Public Health Information Services
1 May 2017
Public Health Information Services (PHIS) Standards French
Contact the Information Management Task Team
For additional information on the Task Team, please contact J Luis Aguilar Ramirez, Information Management Team Lead at aguilarl@who.int.