The SCORE for Health Data Technical Package has been developed by WHO and partners to assist Member States in strengthening country data systems and capacities to monitor and track progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals, including universal health coverage, and other national and sub-national health priorities and targets.
SCORE (Survey, Count, Optimize, Review, Enable) is a technical package of essential interventions, recommended tools and standards that aim to support countries in addressing challenges in meeting health information systems (HIS) needs. It represents – for the first time in a single, harmonized package – all the key elements to enable governments to address data gaps, invest in scalable solutions, and take informed policy action.
The five key strategies of the SCORE for health data package are:
• Survey populations and health risks to know what makes people sick and their risks
• Count births, deaths and causes of death to know who is born and what people die from
• Optimize health service data to ensure equitable quality services for all
• Review progress and performance to make informed decisions
• Enable data use for policy and action to accelerate improvement
Support documents are available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish (see website).
