HISP India, Society for Health Information System Programmes

The Society for Health Information Systems Programmes, India (HISP India), is a not-for-profit NGO working with various Indian states and at the national level in setting-up and supporting various e-Health Information Systems.

HISP India is an important node in the Global HISP network initiated by the University of Oslo, Norway in 1994. This global network, acknowledged as "one-of-its-kind", is currently working across various African and Asian countries including South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Gambia, Botswana, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Tajikistan and India. HISP India is supporting the Global HISP partnerships with the WHO and Health Metrics Network in the development and implementation of the Global Public Health Information Toolkit which includes the Free and Open Source District Health Information Software Version 2 (DHIS 2).

Core to the HISP network is commitment to support the strengthening of health care systems by enhancing the capacity of health system to "use information for local action" to support the broader National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) agenda of enhancing evidence based decision making. These objectives are being supported by:

1. The design, development and implementation of free & open source e-health applications, including the DHIS2.
2. As a solution provider for integrated e-health applications that includes routine Health Information Systems, mobile based reporting systems, name based tracking systems, hospital information systems, human resource for health information systems, and others relating to specific user needs.
3. Strengthening capacity building of health staff at various levels, with a specific focus on training on the analysis and use of information for action.
4. Supporting the building of an "information culture" that focuses on action by strengthening analysis, dissemination and use of information through their dedicated team of public health information specialists.
5. As an active node in the University of Oslo research and development network around health information systems, supporting various research and education activities through building partnerships with government and educational institutions in the domain of informatics and public health.