Information Streams in Health Facilities: The Case of Uganda

Abstract With the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, lack of digitally-recorded and connected health data poses a challenge for analysing situation. Virus outbreaks, such as current allow optimisation reuse data, which can be beneficial in managing future outbreaks. However, there is general knowledge about actual flow information facilities, also case Uganda. In Uganda, where this study was conducted, no comprehensive what type collected or how it along journey patient through facility. This investigates flows clinical facilities The found that almost all Uganda store paper files on shelves. Hospitals are provided with tools, reporting forms, registers manuals, district aggregate submitted form digital reports to Ministry Health Resource Center. These forms not digitised and, thus, machine-actionable. Hence, easy researchers, others find access research data. It connect other worldwide, leading incorrect conclusion less FAIR architecture has potential solve problems facilitate transition from records system.