To support the achievement of the universal health coverage targets and the Sustainable Development Goals, countries require reliable data to assess the performance of their health services. The collection of routine data for eye and ear care from health facilities underpins health related decision-making in health policy, management and clinical care.

The Routine health information systems – sensory functions toolkit aims to facilitate the monitoring of both eye and ear care services through a standard set of core facility indicators that guide data collection and reporting. The indicators aim to support the integration of eye and ear care data into the facility level reporting system. The data provided inform the analysis, monitoring and evaluation processes to support planning and decision-making.

The set of indicators allows service utilization to be measured over time, and provides information on morbidity, patterns of quality for interventions, coverage of interventions, and workforce distribution. In addition, the indicators can be used to track progress towards the objectives of an operational and/or strategic plan. The core eye and ear care facility indicators are described in the guidance document along with considerations for analysis and use of routine health information.

Along with the guidance document, this toolkit comprises a digital package developed with the District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2), an open-source software developed by the University of Oslo.