Dear Almas,
A good opportunity to share line items listed in the revised HMIS (Common version of the country) with the viewers / policy makers.
Series 9 deals with immunization data from 9.1 to 9.11 with sub items.
9.3.1 / 9.3.2 provides opportunity to report vaccination data of 1st dose of either Measles monovalent or Mesles and Rubella depending upon the district and the state to report vaccine administered beyond first birth day similarly 9.3.3 for JE 1st dose administered after 12 months.
However no line items to report if DPT 1st/2nd/3rd dose is administered beyond 12 months, this usually happens among migrant children from Bangladesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, UP, Assam etc working in tea / coffee / rubber plantations in Kodagu district. A few other districts may also face the same situation.
With these lapses, all those who are administered Measles 1st dose / MR first dose (depending on the district and the state) will be erroneously reported as FIC below one year against the line item - 9.2.4 (9.24a and 9.2.4b). It is assumed that all receive one dose of BCG / 3 doses of DPT or Pentavalent and 3 doses of OPV before 9 months).
These need to be addressed.
HMIS Form for this portion is attached for reference and suggestion by the viewers for needful.
There are several lapses in the proper understanding / usage and linkage of data from the private sector mailny because the government assumes that private practioiners are vaccinating as per National Immun ization Schedule (NIS) but it is not so. The vaccination schedule is whimsical in the private sector and it never matches with that of NIS including that of Private pioneer medical colleges. Hence the vaccination data is not compatible for updating in the HMIS.
This is just a small part of the several problems with HMIS form of India. I wish to share in detail so that the policy makers may be able to find some solution or accept some of the solutions we (KVG Team) have.