Every Newborn-Measurement Improvement for Newborn & Stillbirth Indicators EN-MINI-PRISM Tools for Routine Health Information Systems

Every Newborn-Measurement Improvement for Newborn & Stillbirth Indicators EN-MINI-PRISM Tools for Routine Health Information Systems
Abstract: The Every Newborn-Measurement Improvement for Newborn & Stillbirth Indicators (EN-MINI) Tools guide priority actions to improve availability, quality and use of newborn and stillbirth indicators in routine health information systems. The tools are free, easy to use, and generate automated reports for sub-national and national use in support of the Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP).

The EN-MINI tools are designed to optimize RHIS data that can be used to review progress and performance while enabling data use for policy and action for newborns and stillbirths. The tools strengthen communication between key stakeholders and facilitate standardized data as recommended in global guidance.

MEASURE Evaluation developed the Performance of Routine Information System Management (PRISM) Framework and suite of tools in 2011 for global use in assessing the reliability and timeliness of an RHIS, in making evidence-based decisions, and in identifying gaps in an RHIS so they can be addressed and the system can be improved. The framework acknowledges the broader context in which RHIS operate. It also emphasizes the strengthening of RHIS performance through a system-based approach that sustains improvements in data quality and use.

The EN-MINI-PRISM tools are an adaption of the 2018 PRISM series. Using these validated PRISM tools for newborns extends their potential beyond their original focus to strengthen RHIS measurement using indicators for HIV, malaria, immunization, and antenatal care. The aim of implementing the EN-MINI tools is to enable countries to strengthen newborn and stillbirth indicator measurement in RHIS.
Shortname: TL-24-116
Author(s): Data for Impact
Year: 2024
Language: English