Demonstrating the iHRIS Manage system to
stakeholders in Tanzania.
Health leaders in Tanzania Mainland need an information system to capture data on all health workers across all sectors. Stakeholders from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, local government, and faith-based organizations are therefore teaming up to share health workforce information.
Until recently, these organizations used separate information systems that did not link. For instance, the Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC), which manages 40% of health facilities, did not share its valuable health worker data with the Ministry.
To address this gap, the CSSC entered its data on 850 facilities and 14,000 health workers into iHRIS Manage, which easily integrates with the Ministry's health management information system. The CSSC and the Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding to further integrate health workforce and facility information into a comprehensive, national system aggregating data from the district, regional, and national levels. The Prime Minister's Office of Regional and Local Government (PMO-RALG) is also implementing iHRIS Manage and rolling it out to district health offices and to the entire public sector.
The University of Dar Es Salaam's Computer Science department established a unique program to support iHRIS Manage. As part of this work, and to meet multisectoral needs, the software was translated into Kiswahili, the country's official language. To ensure sustainability, the department conducts regular trainings with local iHRIS users and developers.
The IntraHealth-led Tanzania Human Resources Project contributes to this work, building on the work of the former Capacity Project (2005-2009).
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