Shortage of health information officers threatens quality of healthcare data – GHIMA

The Ghana Health Information Management Association (GHIMA) has warned that the absence of health information officers in some health facilities threatens the quality, reliability, and timely availability of data needed to save lives and improve healthcare delivery.

President of the Ghana Health Information Management Association (GHIMA), Richard Delali Ahedor, says the situation is unacceptable, insisting qualified health information officers will ensure proper data management.

Health information is an essential element in healthcare delivery which aids decisions on patient treatment, planning, monitoring, research, resource allocation and policy development depending on the availability of accurate and timely data.