Proposed listserver on Health Information Systems
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Proposal: A dedicated listserver to discuss Health Information Systems
for Commonwealth Countries
Commonwealth Health Ministers at their 12th triennial meeting on
"Health Sector Reforms in the Interests of Health for All" discussed
information systems as a managerial tool as one of the topics.
The main recommendation made to the Secretariat under this topic was to
assist countries to acquire properly designed and maintained informa-
tion systems for the health sector. A strategy paper which outlines the
context, issues, phases and planned activities for work in this area is
available on request from <ComSecTSG@aol.com>. I would like to create a
listserver, to provide a forum for discussing health information sys-
tems for Commonwealth countries. I would like to get some idea of in-
terest in this forum and who might benefit from it. To this end, I am
conducting a short survey, soliciting your response to this idea. In
particular,
* What sort of discussions in your opinion do you think this listserver
could engage in - and how are these discussions different from others
being held presently?
* Is a listserver a valuable mechanism for you to use, and why?
* Who are the key people who could make this listserver Commonwealth
centred?
* How would the discussions from this listserver benefit you?
* How could we safeguard the quality of discussions? And limit it if
necessary? What use can we (in the ComSec) make of the discussions?
* How might this forum be of interest and provide information you are
not able to get from elsewhere?
Finally, I would be grateful if you would furnish the following details
about yourself:
- Name, Title, Organisation, Country you are based in;
- Your particular interest in Health Information Systems and/or Common-
wealth countries;
- What you feel you are able to contribute and bring to the discus-
sions.
Please contact me if you have any specific queries. Thanks for taking
the time to respond, and I look forward to hearing your comments.
Please pass this on to any person or group you think may be interested
in joining this listserver.
Florence Harding
Information Officer
Technical Support Group
Health Department
Commonwealth Secretariat
Marlborough House
Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HX, UK
Tel & Fax: +44-171-747-6543
mailto:ComSecTSG@aol.com
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