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Health Information System
Using Information to Protect Refugee Health
UNHCR's Health Information System (HIS) is a standardized tool to design, monitor and evaluate refugee public health and HIV programmes. The aim is to improve the health status of people of concern to UNHCR, through evidence-based policy formulation, improved management of health programmes and, ultimately, direct actions that improve refugee health.
HIS is now operational in 16 countries and monitors health services provided to some 1.5 million camp-based refugees.
If you have any questions or require further information on the Health Information System (HIS), please contact us at E-mail HIS. Visit UNHCR's French language website here for HIS documents in French.
HIS Strategies and Policies
Guiding principles and strategic plans for 2008-2012 in the five sectors of HIV and AIDS, malaria control, nutrition and food security, reproductive health and water and sanitation.
HIS Guidelines
Guidelines on HIS data collection, reporting, analysis and use.
HIS Database
Download the most recent software upgrades and user guides.
HIS Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation
A checklist to monitoring the quality of data quality at facility level.