Abstract:
Striving to tap into the huge benefit and positive impact of health information
systems (HIS) for the health sector, the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (MoH)
identified digital transformation and its governance as one of the major pillars
of the health sector transformation plan (HSTP-II, 2020-2025). The MoH also
prepared the Information Revolution (IR) Roadmap and Digital Health Blueprint
(DHBp) to provide overall guidance for all stakeholders to adhere to and use as
a basis for the HIS/digital health investment in the country. As implementing
HIS/digital health is a resource intensive engagement, developing countries,
like Ethiopia, should wisely implement these systems with a priority-based
approach. Further, countries should devise a mechanism to regularly assess
if these systems are performing as per their set objectives and take managed
actions to rectify problematic areas. There should also be a coordinated effort
among all relevant stakeholders in the sector to identify the HIS/digital health
priority areas which are aligned with the sector’s strategic objectives to take
advantage of the continuous advancement of information and communication
technology (ICT).
