5 Information Management

• The ELCT National Office will support, facilitate and promote the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) at all ELCT health facilities.
• Internet connections shall be made available for all hospitals and teaching institutions.
• The ELCT health institutions will utilize available ICT (e.g. electronic news via E-mail, CD-Roms, World Space data channel, distance learning courses).
• ELCT health teaching institutions shall start to offer distance-learning courses using E-mails, electronic materials and printed material for teaching.
• World Space Radio voice channel will be used in health education specially to fight HIV/AIDS.

· Every health facility will have an information resource centre that is user friendly and accessed by all workers.

· Staff member will be trained to run and manage their resource centres.

· All hospital resource centres will be computerised.

· Hospital needs reliable data connection. In order to run the system without interruptions IT support person(s) will be trained.

· ELCT HQ should establish information centre, where all essential information on its activities and institutions is available.

· ELCT HQ will make a minimum format of data needed from health facilities for the central information centre.

· ELCT HQ will make a homepage on its activities and activities of its institutions where important information will be available.

· Health institutions will share all the essential information needed to run the hospital with headquarters, dioceses, government and other actors. At hospital level this information should be computerised as much as possible.

· Hospitals with suitable HMIS software will computerize the control of patient, money and material flow. But health centres and dispensaries will use manual records.

• The ELCT National Office will ensure the availability of computerized Health Management Information System (HMIS) at all ELCT hospitals.
• The ELCT health facilities will provide information, which is in line with the national Health Management Information System (HMIS)
• All health care providers at the ELCT health facilities will be oriented in the importance of health related records.
• The ELCT health facilities will have a qualified person responsible for medical records.

• The management of the ELCT health facilities will utilize the HMIS for planning and decision making.