Khartoum: Director-General of the Ministry of Health and Social Development in Sennar State, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Awad, met on Monday with the federal supervision delegation for health information management and monitoring and evaluation, led by Ms. Somaya Yousuf. The meeting was also attended by Director of Primary Health Care, Ms. Fatima Mohamed Abdel-Halim.
According to Sudan News Agency, the meeting aimed to review the quality of data in health institutions to strengthen the state's health system, increase reporting coverage, and identify challenges and impediments facing the state in the field of health information.
The Director-General emphasized the need for a modern, accurate information system to unify data, facilitate the identification of strengths and weaknesses, and provide reliable indicators for decision-makers in planning programs and policies.
Ms. Somaya Youssef, federal supervisor of the health information system, stated that the supervision's objective is to assess data quality in the state's seven localities. This assessment targets hospitals, health centers, units, and the Directorate of Health Services, with a focus on spending two days per locality.