Existence of a Comprehensive National Health Sector Policy Strategy
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The country has a national health sector policy, strategy oriented to primary healthcare and universal health coverage based on minimum standards.
Numerator
Binary reporting (yes/no)
Denominator
Total count of responses
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Preferred data source Qualitative assessment based on key informant(s) and/or desk review of country documents, including national health strategic plans, PHC-specific plans, national health annual operational plans and budgets, national development plans and policy and legal frameworks.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Primary health care measurement framework and indicators: monitoring health systems through a primary health care lens. Geneva: World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2022 iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/352205/9789240044210-eng.pdf
Technical Specifications
Web Annex. Technical specifications. In: Primary health care measurement framework and indicators: monitoring health systems through a primary health care lens. Geneva: World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2022 iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/352201/9789240044234-eng.pdf?sequence=1
Link to Measurement Tools
A qualitative assessment tool with recommended scoring methodology is currently under development by WHO and will be forthcoming by end 2022