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Data for Governance

Data-driven governance in health: collection, analysis, and use of information to guide policy and ensure accountability in mixed health systems

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Sources of care in mixed health systems

This resource provides estimates of the utilization of health services at the private sector across WHO regions and by wealth quintiles.

A Guide to Conducting Private Health Sector Assessments

This is a guide to conducting private health sector assessments in developing countries.

A review of approaches to private sector engagement in Africa

The WHO’s Health Systems Governance Unit together with the WHO region for Africa and the WHO region for the Eastern Mediterranean undertook a joint landscaping to better understand current approaches to engage with the private

Governance of Health Systems: A Data Journey

Health systems embody people, institutions, and resources arranged together following policies established by a government to improve the health of the population it serves1. Within the health sector, arrangements are intended to

Data for governance of the private sector in health

Data generated through routine health information systems (HIS) has strategic, technical, and operational value, serving to provide the information required to translate policy intention and national priorities into health service

Protocol: using data to drive governance

This study seeks to identify what data and information is currently being collected by governments and how this is used for governance of the private sector in health. Information will consider routine and other data sources, as

Using Data Analytics to Monitor Health Provider Payment Systems: A Toolkit

This toolkit offers step-by-step guidance on using data analytics to monitor health provider payment systems, identify trends, track whether payment systems are supporting health system objectives, and get timely information on

Guidance on Designing Healthcare External Evaluation Programmes including Accreditation

This guidance aims to provide a practical guide for setting up an external evaluation program at both a national and an organizational level. It will help governments and policy makers to identify and determine health systems’

Health System Assessment (HSA) Approach (v3.): A How-to Manual

This approach has a structured, indicator-based methodology for comprehensive assessment of a country’s health system. It synthesizes information—from document reviews, in-country stakeholder interviews, and site visits—to