Country Health Information Platform (CHIP)
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The Country Health Information Platform (CHIP) is an innovative solution designed to address the critical need of NTD Programme Managers for tracking programmatic activities across multiple reporting periods.
The challenge many national NTD programs face is the absence of a centralized database that collates programmatic data over time, particularly at the district level. Such a limitation hinders the development of effective strategic plans and the ability to discern trends over time.
CHIP leverages the standardization of NTD programmatic data found in WHO reporting forms, such as the Joint Application Package (JAP) and Trachoma Elimination Monitoring Form (TEMF), transforming them into a nationally managed tool. This tool is ingeniously integrated into the ESPEN Portal, allowing it to pull both current and historical district-level data for the five PC NTDs. The innovation here lies in the platform's ease of use—requiring no specialized experience to set up and manage—thereby democratizing data access and empowering programme managers with the means to make informed, data-driven decisions for their respective NTD control and elimination strategies.
CHIP is a Microsoft Power BI dashboard that aggregates all national data reported on annual reporting forms into a single, interactive dashboard.
National NTD programmes who wish to use CHIP can register using the link below. Once registered, a CHIP dashboard will be setup for their country and they will receive training on the features of the CHIP dashboard. Additionally, CHIP relies on having complete reporting of all programmatic activities on annual reporting forms. Additional support can be provided to national NTD programmes who wish to fill in existing reporting gaps.