The RDMC establishment takes advantage on synthesizing high-level evidence at regional level by creating credible and reliable health data governance systems to digitize health data and information systems and by creating standard repository to archive all health and health related data for SiPHI and RHB. Also, it has responsibility to implement the major activities set out in the information revolution agenda and SDG.

At present, the Sidama public health institute is preparing its 10 years strategic plan aligned with the country’s 10-year development plan and with the second HSTP II. One of the core activities of the SI-PHI’s strategic plan is enhancing regional health data repository, analytics through the application of data science and health metrics sciences, burden of disease estimates, digital health and information systems, where RDMC is responsible for its implementation.

In this strategic objective, four strategic directions with major and detail activities, expected results, indicators and targets are described. The strategic directions are

1) Enhancing sidama region health data repository, data security systems and strong data governance systems and maintain database interoperability;

2) Advancing public health through the development and application of data science, advanced statistical and mathematical modeling, computational methods, and visualization techniques;

 3) Enhancing regional, and zonal burden of diseases estimate using health metrics measurements; and

4) Advancing evidence synthesis, policy analysis, and translation for informed decision making.

Vision, Mission, Goal and Key Strategies of RDMC

  Vision

RDMC aspires to be a recognized center in health data repository and governance, in transforming health data analytics, disease intelligence and evidence translation in Sidaama region.

Mission

To improve health and wellbeing of the population through enhancing health data repository and governance systems, innovating digital health data systems, advancing health data analytics and visualization, generating high quality scientific evidence, and translating evidence informing high level decisions at different levels.

Goal

The goal of RDMC is to create standard health data repository, create open data system, ensure open data access through strong data governance; advance and standardize health data analytics, disease intelligence and, visualization; and synthesis and translate evidence to improve public health practice and policy.