Data Retention & Archiving Policy

Data Retention & Archiving Policy

Who this is for:

Admins, M&E Teams, Leadership

Prerequisites:

Data access permissions.

Policy Recommendations

  • Patient Care Records retained per national regulations (7 years recommended).

  • Incident data retained minimum 5 years.

  • Monthly backups performed automatically by system administrators.

  • Archived records accessible only by authorised personnel.

When to Raise a Ticket

  • Archived records not accessible

  • Missing old data beyond retention window

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