Availability of Essential in Vitro Diagnostics
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of health facilities with availability of appropriate set of essential IVDs and associated laboratory equipment and consumables for their health care facility level on a sustainable basis and priority medical devices
Numerator
Number of surveyed health facilities with an appropriate set of essential in vitro diagnostic tests and associated laboratory equipment and consumables available
Denominator
Total number of surveyed facilities
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Facility type (as relevant to context): including primary care facilities (e.g., GP practices, health centres, community health posts), first-level hospitals, long-term care facilities, continuing care facilities, etc.) Managing authority: public, private Subnational Urban/rural
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Facility survey
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
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
From existing health facility survey tools such as World Health Organization’s SARA and World Bank’s SDI, and DHS program’s SPA. World Health Organization. Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (www.who.int/data/datax0002collection-tools/service-availability-and-readiness-assessment-(sara)?ua=1, accessed 16 August 2021). The DHS Program. Service Provision Assessment. September 2020 (dhsprogram.com/publications/ publication-spaq1-spa-questionnaires-and-manuals.cfm, accessed 18 August 2021). World Bank. Service Delivery Indicators (www.sdindicators.org/, accessed 19 August 2021). World Health Organization. Harmonized Health Facility Assessment (HHFA). March 2021 (www.who.int/ data/data-collection-tools/harmonized-health-facility-assessment/introduction, accessed 16 August 2021). To note: WHO is currently revising its facility survey modules to incorporate additional elements of PHC measurement.