2016-04-20-世界卫生组织-Workshop_on_improving_cause-of-death_statistics_in_health_facilities_8页_176kb

Workshop aimed to improve cause-of-death statistics in health facilities in low-resource African countries, focusing on implementation of WHO's Simplified Mortality List (SMoL) and DHIS2 module. Background highlighted challenges in data collection due to non-standard practices, leading to the development of SMoL (107 causes) and associated tools like the international medical certificate of cause of death, IRIS2 coding tool, and DHIS2 integration. Objectives included training participants on international standards, completing medical certificates, and supporting integration plans.

Key activities: Two-day training with practical exercises on SMoL rules, underlying cause selection, and DHIS2 platform use. Participants from 20 Ghana hospitals and international partners provided positive feedback. Recommendations included Ghana adopting the WHO-standard medical certificate, redesigning information flow with the Birth and Death Registry, and proceeding with SMoL implementation in major hospitals. Next steps involve printing new forms and further roll-out. Overall, the workshop empowered countries to enhance data quality and scalability for global health goals.