20.1.a. Number of countries and territories that have developed and implemented a plan to strengthen information systems for health based on PAHO’s IS4H maturity assessment model
20.2.a. Number of countries and territories implementing an updated plan of action for strengthening the quality and coverage of vital statistics
20.3.a. Number of countries and territories implementing digital health strategies or roadmaps, aligned with the regional policy and global strategy
How the secretariat will deliver
Key Technical Cooperation Interventions
Step up leadership
Collaborate with Member States to strengthen information systems for health and to position the health sector within the process of digital transformation of governments.
Support countries
Support efforts to a) ensure universal connectivity supported by appropriate bandwidth by 2030; b) implement digital public goods while adopting an inclusive digital health approach; c) achieve interoperability at all levels of the health sector; d) prioritize cybersecurity plans and actions for health-related data sets, applications, and systems; and e) promote the consideration of human rights as a cross-cutting priority within the process of digital transformation of the health sector.
Develop and/or reinforce Member States’ information systems for health and digital health strategies to ensure critical data gathering and interoperability in all processes, including, but not limited to, data governance, data collection and archiving, inter-institutional data exchange, eHealth, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, and policies and laws regarding use of health-related data.
Build capacity for digital transformation, digital literacy, and inter-institutional exchange of data; information systems for health governance and leadership models; mechanisms for data collection; standardized health data that include disaggregated data at the national and subnational levels; and standards and processes that permit the measurement, monitoring, and ongoing improvement of high-quality information, as well as informed policy and decision making.
Produce technical products on norms and standards, data, and research
In working to address the digital gap and promote technological transformation, PASB will seek to capitalize on new technologies and approaches adopted during the pandemic.
