Week 2

What are the current problems with the Child Health Information System?

The current problems faced by the Child Health Information Systems is that there is no centralized system to gather and store health data from children which is required  by the Department of health and some donor organizations like the  World Health Organisation (WHO). The major problems faced by the Child Health Information Systems are  there is no exact information about the number of children who have been vaccinated and the vaccines that they have been given as there has been a boost in population and decline in budget, and there is no proper system to keep track of the children’s weight so its difficult for the health department to provide treatment to the children who are underweight, and its also difficult for them to maintain records of the diseases that the children had in the past.  

What information do you need to find out about the Child Health Information System to develop a detailed understanding of the current system?

 The information required to develop an understanding of the  the Child Health Information system is as follows

• The details of the health centre information like the health centre name, contact information like the fax and the telephone number and the number of people being served by the health centre.
• Child information like the names of the children, identity number, age, gender and the information about the school attended by the children.
• Information about the type of vaccines used and provided to the children on a particular visit.
• Medical visit information like the child weight and the disease the child has been treated for.
• Type of diseases that are most commonly found in these children.