HeRAMS Mindanao Baseline Report 2021: Operational status of the health system

The Health Resources and Services Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS) aims to provide decision-makers and health stakeholders at large with vital and up-to-date information on the availability of essential health resources and services, help them identify gaps, and determine priorities for intervention. 

HeRAMS has been deployed in support to the ongoing emergency in Mindanao, Philippines, and has allowed for the assessment of 710 health facilities across the region. This report has been produced based on the data collected up to August 1^st, 2021, and while the deployment of HeRAMS, including data verification and validation, continues. Hence, this analysis is not final and is produced solely for the purposes of informing operations. 

This is the first report of the HeRAMS Mindanao Baseline Report 2021 series, focusing on the operational status of health facilities, including level and type of support provided by partners, and availability and sufficiency of basic amenities. For more in-depth information on availability of essential health services and main barriers impeding service delivery, specialized reports are available covering:

• general clinical and trauma care services,
• child health and nutrition services,
• communicable disease services,
• sexual and reproductive health services, and
• non-communicable disease and mental health services.