“You cannot manage what you cannot measure.”

1. “You cannot manage what you cannot measure.” Track your progress from 162 to 52 Do you know when, where, how and why mothers continue to die at an alarming rate in your province or city? No, or, too late. If you know, and early enough, they will never die. You will do everything in your power to make sure that they receive the best medical attention your province and city can provide. Tracking maternal and child mortality and morbidity and public health data in general is a challenge. For instance, the figure of 162 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births is based on 2008 data. How accurate is the data? Can the figure be validated? What about the data for 2009, 2010 and 2011? The need for fast and accurate information cannot be overemphasized. You need it to understand the problem, plan, forecast and craft an effective, efficient and targeted response, and always with a view of maximizing the use of scarce resources. MIHIS or the Mindanao Integrated Health Information System seeks to meet the challenge. It is a cloud-based, browser-based, tested, platform-agnostic, and license-free enterprise application system developed by the Department of Health in Region XI. It is currently being used by 30 midwives in Nabunturan and Montevista, in the province of Compostela Valley. Test-drive MIHIS: www.mihisdemo.phpfogapp.com Username: test@mihis.com Password: Tester Contact us for a pain-free, hassle-free implementation. Belocura Court, Seminary Road, Bangkal, Davao City, Philippines Telephone/Fax Numbers: +6382-2868636 +6382-2977963 Email: topgun@segworks.com www.segworks.com