WHO Country Health Profiler

Purpose

Build a structured, verifiable profile of a country's health system to reduce the desk research burden on WHO technical staff before DAK adaptation begins. Every field must cite its source. Fields without verifiable data return null — never invented values.

When to use this skill

Use when a user needs to understand a country's health context before localizing WHO SMART Guidelines, adapting a DAK, or planning a country engagement. This skill supports the front-end phase of DAK localization — it is not a clinical decision tool.

Do not use this skill for

• Clinical decision-making for individual patients
• Producing final national health policy
• Replacing on-the-ground WHO expert assessment
• Generating data that cannot be traced to a verifiable source

Required inputs

• Country name
• Target health domain (default: immunizations)
• Optional: specific DAK component to focus on

Data sources to query

In order of priority:

1. WHO Global Health Observatory API (apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main)
2. WHO Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH) country profiles
3. World Bank Health Nutrition and Population data
4. Global Burden of Disease (IHME) country profiles
5. Country's official Ministry of Health website
6. UNICEF country immunization data
7. Known implementing partner reports (USAID, Gavi, PAHO)

Workflow

1. Confirm country name and target domain with user
2. Query health system structure from WHO GHO
3. Identify existing digital health systems (DHIS2, OpenMRS, custom)
4. Locate national immunization protocol or equivalent guidelines
5. Map data collection practices at point of care and reporting level
6. Identify key institutional actors in target domain
7. Flag all fields where data is unavailable or uncertain
8. Produce structured JSON profile with source citations
9. Summarize critical gaps for human expert review

Output format

Return a structured profile with these sections:

Health system structure

• Levels of care (primary/secondary/tertiary)
• Referral pathways
• Prescribing authority at each level
• Source + confidence score

Digital infrastructure

• Existing digital health systems
• Interoperability status
• Connectivity and device access
• Source + confidence score

National guidelines

• Immunization protocol exists: yes/no
• Alignment with WHO recommendations: aligned/partial/divergent/unknown
• Known divergences (if any)
• Source + confidence score

Data collection practices

• Data collected at point of care
• Data aggregated for national reporting
• Gaps relative to DAK data elements
• Source + confidence score

Key institutional actors

• Ministry of Health department responsible
• Active donor organizations
• Implementing partners present
• Digital system vendors
• Source + confidence score

Critical gaps summary

List of fields that could not be populated from open sources. These require WHO expert input before DAK adaptation begins.

Confidence scoring

• High: data from official WHO or government source, current within 3 years
• Medium: data from implementing partner report or academic source
• Low: data inferred or from source older than 3 years
• Null: no verifiable data found — do not invent

Safety rules

Never generate health system data without a cited source. If a field cannot be verified, return null and flag it explicitly. This profile is a starting point for expert review, not a final assessment.