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                                                            WELCOME

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                                 MALAWI HEALTH INFORMATION WEBSITE    

  This page provides brief introduction of the content of  this site and linkages to different documents 

  and databases. Information is available in two forms: Raw data excel pivot table and Arc Explorer; 

  and ready to use files in word, or acrobat or excel. National health policies, plans and other 

  important documents are available at this site and can be freely downloaded. However, the figures 

  appearing in quarterly feedback reports and raw data are not necessarily the true picture of the 

  country and therefore totally restricted from quoting in any formal report.

  Raw Data

  Raw data appears at website as it is received at HMIS central database. Such data are not 

  validated for quoting. The main purpose of providing such data is to provide quick access to 

  programme managers, development partners and other interested researchers to draw preliminary 

  idea about recent performance. A user must know about pivot table and Arc Explorer to benefit 

  from this facility. There are two pivot tables linked to this site. Malawi Hosp contains tertiary care 

  data obtained from 4 tertiary care hospitals. Malawi PHC contains primary and secondary health 

  care data obtained from health centres and district hospitals. Each pivot table contains data on 

  more than 200 data elements for each month for each facility in the country. data is available 

  starting from January 2002. 

  Quarterly feedback reports are generated separately for tertiary care and primary care services. 

  The primary care includes secondary care as well. As the quarterly reports are generated for data 

  verification and routine monitoring  purpose, only the latest issue of such quarterly reports are 

  available at the web. The figures generated in quarterly reports are not authentic and restricted

  from quoting in any formal reports.

  Annual Reports

  A formal report for each calendar and fiscal year is produced compiling data from all sources. 

  All the figures appearing in this report are authentic, unless otherwise stated in the report itself, 

  and therefore can be referenced without permission. Click here for available reports.

  Health Information Policy

  Malawi health information policy document provides comprehensive policy directives and some 

  strategic outlook.

  Health Indicator Handbook

  The handbook contains the definitions of 110 indicators including an ID, short name, goal that 

  the indicator intends to measure, full name of the indicator, data sources and significance of the 

  indicator. Click here to download acrobat document. These indicators are also available in excel 

  which allows a user to filter them on different choices. Click here for viewing or downloading.  

  National Health Plan 

  Forth five year national health plan 1999-2004 provides the vision beyond its plan period. The 

  concept of decentralization, sector wide approach, essential health care package, hospital 

  brought by the fourth plan will have tremendous effect in the management of health services in the 

  country for several years. To view and download this historic document click here.    

  National Health Account

  National Health account 2001 is the first and latest report available at this site. It is an analytic 

  report of Malawi health expenditure data. To view or download this document click here. 

  Essential Health Package (EHP) 

  EHP has been defined as the main strategy for implementing Malawi Poverty Reduction Strategy. 

  The EHP has been designed and costed at $17.53 per capita. Click here to view and download. 

  The EHP cost model is also available here.   

  Human Resource Projection

  This document provides a foundation on which to build human resource development in the 

  MOHP and the health sector as a whole for the next ten years (2003-2013). It is a draft under 

  scrutiny. To view this document click here  

  Health Facility Plan

  This is a five-year 1999-2004 plan. It identifies and describes the major problems, particularly 

  the extent to which existing health facilities are in need of rehabilitation, expansion and upgrading. 

  It also provides most defensible sites for new facilities. Click here to view or download. 

  The recent facilities list by type and ownership can be downloaded in pdf format

  Tools Used in Routine HMIS

  The tools used for data collection, processing and monitoring routine HMIS data and 

  accompanying instructions can be viewed or downloadable by clicking here.

  This site is still under development. Comments and suggestions are welcome at:                              

  moyoc@malawi.gov.mw or chaulagai@malawi.gov.mw.

   Useful Links      

   National Statistics Office (NSO)

   Ministry of Economic Planning and Development

   National AIDS Commission

   World Bank General Data Distribution

   Global fund to fight AIDS, TB, Malaria 

   Malawi Socio-economic Database (MASEDA)