Organisation Unit Groups
- Ricardo Enrique Lujan Hernandez (Unlicensed)
Introduction
Within DHIS2 the location of the data (geographical context) is represented in organisation units. These can be health facilities, health workers, hospitals, etc. Organisation units are located within a hierarchy, also referred to as a tree. The hierarchy will reflect the health administrative structure and its levels.
These organisation units can also be grouped in organisation unit groups which can be used to mimic an alternative organisation hierarchy, extremely helpful when it comes to data reporting and other data outputs. These organisation unit groups can also be grouped into group sets.
Organisation Unit Group Sets
The MPHD project requires its awardees to organize their existing organisation unit hierarchy in a series of organisation group sets, specific to the project. Currently, the organisation units at the lowest level (health facilities) are to be organised in the following:
Organisation Unit Group Set | Organisation Unit Groups |
|---|---|
MPHD - Type of Facility | MPHD - Health center/facility - Private/NGO/FBO |
MPHD - For-profit / not-for-profit | MPHD Private not-for-profit |
MPHD - Type of Network | MPHD Networked |
MPHD - Type of Service | MPHD Type of service: MNCH |
MPHD - Urban/ Rural | MPHD UR - Urban |
All organisation units that are part of the MPHD project must be categorized into all Organisation Unit Group Sets. One organisation unit group per set, meaning that, for example, an organisation unit cannot belong to MPHD UR - Urban and MPHD UR - Rural at the same time, however, it can belong to MPHD UR - Urban and MPHD Networked since they belong to different Organisation Unit Group Sets.
How to assign
To assign the organisation units that qualify to any of the Organisation Unit Groups, you can use the Assigned Helper App, available only to authorized users. To learn more about how to use it, please visit the Wiki we created for it, here.
Standardized Organisation Unit Group Sets
Type of Facility
There are MPHD awardees across multiple countries, therefore, there may be some confusion at the time of assigning the organisation units to an organisation unit group. The MKA team has standarized these definitions in the following:
Service Delivery Provider Type | Description / definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
Hospital - public | Hospital providing higher level referral services that is owned by the MOH/government | Regional referral hospital; district referral hospital; military hospital |
Hospital – private/NGO/FBO | Hospital providing higher level referral services that is owned by a private for-profit or private not-for profit entity | Mission referral hospital; private maternity hospital; tea estate hospital |
Health center/facility – public | Fixed health center or facility that provides primary health outpatient services and limited inpatient services (such as low-risk delivery and newborn care) and/or considered a lower level than a hospital in that country owned by the MOH/government | Community health center; health facility; health post; polyclinic; dispensary |
Health center/facility – private/NGO/FBO | Fixed health center or facility that provides primary health outpatient services and mostly limited inpatient services (such as low-risk delivery and newborn care) and/or considered a lower level than a hospital in that country and is owned by a for-profit or not for profit entity, such as an FBO or NGO | Health center; mission health center; private clinic; cabinet; private dispensary; private company health centers (i.e. tea or rubber estate) |
Community (health worker) | Provider based in the community that provides outpatient services to that community and/or considered a lower level than a health center in that country | CHWs; HEWs; Community Agents; health post; Community Outreach workers; Health huts; relais |
Mobile clinic/services (likely relevant in some settings) - public | Public provider who provides mobile health services in communities, such as family planning or immunization and is supported by the MOH and/or government | Immunization outreach; family planning day clinics |
Mobile clinic/outreach - private | Private provider who provides health services in communities or facilities, such as family planning, and is supported by private entities | ShopsPlus mobile outreach teams |
Pharmacy | A place where medications are compounded and/or dispensed | Pharmacy; drug shop |
You can also visit: Service Delivery Provider Type.v2.docx for any updates in this particular Organisation Unit Group Set standardization.
Type of Network
Type of Network | Definition |
|---|---|
Networked | Networked private facilities/outlets are those with an association with an existing structured network, often with a common brand and governed by a formal agreement, to provide socially beneficial health services |