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Table 2 HRIS available in the countries studied before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

From: COVID-19 and human resources for health: analysis of planning, policy responses and actions in Latin American and Caribbean countries

Country

Before pandemic

During pandemic

Bolivia

Professional Registration System (Sistema de Registro Profesional/SiREPRO)

HRH module of Single Registry of Health Establishments (Registro Único de Establecimientos de Salud/RUES)

Created during pandemic: Integrated Epidemiological Surveillance System for COVID (COVID SIVE/Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiológica)

It is not publicly available

Chile

Human Resources Information System (SIRH/Sistema de Información de Recursos Humanos)

Individual Provider Registry (Registro de Proveedores Individuales)

Epidemiological Surveillance System (Sistema de Vigilancia Epidemiológica/EPIVIGILA

Publication of two specific journals on HRH

Colombia

National Registry of Healthcare Talent (Registro Único Nacional del Talento Humano en Salud / ReTHUS)

Public Health Surveillance System (Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia en Salud Pública/SIVIGILA)

Enrolment in ReTHUS increased considerably so health workers could receive the COVID-19 bonus

Weekly journals in the web page of the National Health Institute (Instituto Nacional de Salud / INS)

Ecuador

System to register medical qualifications to ensure quality of care (Agencia de Aseguramiento de la Calidad de los Servicios de Salud y Medicina Prepagada/ACESS)

Statistical Register of Health Resources and Activities (Registro Estadístico de Recursos y Actividades de Salud/RAS)

National Epidemiological Surveillance Online System (Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia en Salud Pública/VIEPI)

Daily mortality and morbidity updates available through the web portal www.coronavirusecuador.com

Peru

National Registry of Health Personnel online system (Registro Nacional de Personal de la Salud/INFORHUS)

National Epidemiological Surveillance System (NotiWeb)

INFORHUS strengthened to give timely, updated and strategic HRH information to the Ministry of Health and regional governments to aid in decision-making

COVID-19 virtual situation room for health-sector workers

Belize

No evidence

Ministry of Health (MoH) Facebook page

  1. Own elaboration based on PAHO [16], WHO [12] and PAHO (forthcoming, [17]
  2. No evidence was found in Grenada and Jamaica