Health information systems strengthening for improved public health care and program management in Haiti under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

The Centers for Disease Control-GHC is seeking to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Haiti (GOH) to improve health outcomes and reduce HIV-related mortality and morbidity through the routine use of patient and health services data. The goal is to reengineer the health information system (HIS) to increase its use as a monitoring tool for continuity and quality of care, strengthen public health data ecosystems for early detection of outbreaks, and improve the capacity to respond to complex health emergencies. The selected applicant will work with the GOH to leverage and reinforce the built-in, innovative technologies of the existing electronic medical record (EMR) and information systems to Primary Health Care (PHC) and Vital Statistics. The final product should be a patient-centered integrated system able to support unique identification of patients, longitudinal monitoring of acute and chronic illnesses, continuum of care across all settings of the service delivery system, quality assurance programs, coordinated disease monitoring activities, and evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions. • Improve the National Vital Registry system to monitor health outcomes including natality and mortality. • Increase the use of the health information system as a monitoring tool for continuity and quality of care. • Strengthen public health data ecosystems for early detection of outbreaks. • Improve the capacity to respond to complex health emergencies. • Develop a patient-centered integrated system to support unique identification of patients, longitudinal monitoring of acute and chronic illnesses, and continuum of care across all settings of the service delivery system.