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2. Operations Research and Systems Analyses studies are
depa-ient upon data. Informed decisions cannot be made without
valid, reliable information. However, data and information are
typically given little attention in most programs. Workshop
participants strongly believe that PARO should organize another
conference on data and informatics which would complete the
series of workshops. This latter conference would address:
data sources, collection procedures, design and development
of information systems, data entry procedures, editing, reduc-
tion, data processing, quality control, collation, simple data
analysis, networking of data systems, information exchanges aDd
other related topics. (PAHO.)
3. A series of directed workshops should be developed
and held in each country. The workshops should bring together
policy makers from government (and, where applicable, private
industry) to interact with technical experts. These workshops
should be aimed at addressing a specific problem of health ser-
vices delivery. (PAHO, Agencies, El.)
4. A follow-up workshop should be held to address the
problem of implementation and update these recommendations in
light of the progress made since the original workshop. Parti-
cular emphasis should be placed upon projects instituted and
curricula developed following the first OR/SA workshop, The
second workshop should emphasize the problems of program/project
implementation with particular attention paid those political,
cultural and I'inun¡'ial constraints that effect implementation.
Participants should include attendees from the first workshop