Summary
PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION, SURVEILLANCE SOLUTIONS AND SYSTEMS (PHIS?) PROJECT WHICH IS A CONSORTIUM OF APIN PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES, RTI AND UCSF-HEALTHQUAL - HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM (HIS) PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN PROGRAM RESULT BASED ACCOUNTABILITY AND SUCCESS. ACHIEVING EPIDEMIC CONTROL AND ATTAINING UNAIDS 95:95:95 FAST TRACK STRATEGY GOALS 3 IN NIGERIA WILL REQUIRE A STRONG AND WELL-COORDINATED HIS THAT WILL SUPPORT PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY AND DECISION MAKING. THERE IS NEED TO OVERHAUL AND STRENGTHEN THE HIS FOR IT TO RESPOND ADEQUATELY AND IN TIMELY MANNER FOR HIV PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY AND DECISION-MAKING. APIN, A FRONT LINER IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS IN NIGERIA, WILL WORK IN CONSORTIUM WITH HEALTHQUAL-UCSF AND RTI, TO EXPAND, IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN EXISTING HIS SYSTEMS AND FRAMEWORKS; COORDINATE CQI INITIATIVES; CONDUCT PROGRAM EVALUATION, SURVEILLANCE AND SURVEYS TO SUPPORT PEPFAR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND STRENGTHEN LABORATORY SERVICES C