Burkina Faso
CHISU is supporting the Government of Burkina Faso to strengthen surveillance and health data, including data collection, analysis, and routine use. CHISU also promotes a lasting culture of quality, including COVID-19 data and the revision of vaccination tools.
The program is helping the country enhance its electronic One Health platform, which is linked to the national Health Management Information System, to better meet the needs of the Ministries of Health, Animal Resources and Fisheries, and of Environment Green Economy and Climate Change.
CHISU is supporting data updates to ensure the completeness of vaccination records and strengthened COVID-19 reporting in the country, improving the quality and increasing the demand for and use of COVID-19 data in Burkina Faso through an electronic monitoring platform: ms-Surveillance.
The program is working closely with Immunization managers at the regional and district levels to ensure regular supervision and near real time monitoring of vaccination data capture. CHISU is also supporting the development of solutions that will allow data-driven decision making.
Blog Posts
Collaborating across sectors to prevent rabies in Burkina Faso
After two people died from rabies last year in Sabou, Burkina Faso, regional authorities commissioned a joint investigation into these unusual health events. The investigation was carried out with technical and financial support from the Country Health Information Systems and Data Use (CHISU) program in Burkina Faso. Read more ›
Success Stories
CHISU Results in Action: Multisectoral Collaboration for Rabies Prevention: The One Health Approach
CHISU supports Burkina Faso's One Health Executive Secretariat (SE-OH), including through an investigation and comprehensive response to the death of two people from rabies in the Sabou health district in late 2022. Read more ›