A Master Facility Registry (MFR) acts as a central authority to collect, store and distribute up to date and standardized facility data. The resulting dataset stored in the registry is called a master facility list
The MFR Helps To:
✓Manage and Keep Data Current
✓Integrate Data Sources and Provide Data to Consumers
✓Bring All Important Facility Data Into 1 Location
✓Provide APIs and Easy Downloads to Users
✓Support Interoperability Profiles and Standards
✓Make Management Simple and Straightforward
Why a Facility Registry
Where Health Services Are Located Is a Basic Need of an Effective Health Information System. It Facilitates:
✓Planning and Capacity Building use facility data to Optimize Resource Allocation and Training
✓Monitoring and Evaluation Uses Facility Info to Report Indicators
✓Referrals and shared medical records use an MFR to direct care
✓Human Resources use facility data to track and manage staff.
✓Supply Chain Management systems use facility data to manage stocks and supplies
✓Others TBD: Disease Surveillance, Mobile Messaging Campaigns, Open Data Initiatives, Community Health Worker Tools,
The Value of An MFR Is Data Accessibility
An MFR at Its Core Provides Easy to Use and Trustworthy Data …
➔Common and Mapped Identifiers per Location
➔Contact Details and Staff Information
➔Location Data – GIS, Address, Elevation, etc..
➔Types of Services – Lab, HIV, TB, etc.
➔Details on Infrastructure – Power, Water, etc.
➔Photographs of the Facility