DHIS2 Academy Impact

Through both online and in-person learning, the Academy builds lasting capacity by combining global standards with local adaptation. Participants leave not just with technical skills but with practical experience applying DHIS2 tools in real contexts—designing indicators, building dashboards, and supporting interoperability across programs. DHIS2 Academy courses support a training-of-trainers model, where course participants can take the lessons learned and reuse and adapt course materials to cascade training throughout their organization or health system.

These efforts have helped Ministries of Health and partners transition from paper-based reporting to digital systems, improve data quality, and respond more rapidly to public health challenges.

“I’ve gone from data capture to analytics to customization and now configuration, and of course, the planning and budgeting skills. Wrapping everything together, picking concepts from each of those courses, has been really helpful.”
— George Mbevi, DHIS2 Academy graduate and data manager at KEMRI-Wellcome Trust

The DHIS2 Online Academy complements in-person training by making expert-developed courses accessible to anyone, anywhere. Learners study at their own pace and apply new skills directly to DHIS2 implementations, supported by interactive exercises, videos, and community discussion. Our flagship online courses, the DHIS2 Fundamentals series, has been fully translated into French and Spanish, making these courses available to some of the largest DHIS2-using language communities.

With completion rates more than three times the global e-learning average and a satisfaction rate above 95%, the Online Academy has become a model for scalable, open learning in digital health. Leveraging online platforms is also a cost-effective way to reach a large and geographically diverse audience, with per student costs at a fraction of the cost of in-person training.

“Without these skills, it can be very hard to actually implement a DHIS2 program or project following the best practices.”
— Arnold Marowa, DHIS2 Academy graduate and systems support professional at HISP Zimbabwe

The Academy also supports ongoing professional development, enabling participants to stay up to date with new DHIS2 features, global standards, and innovations in digital public goods.

“I started writing articles about DHIS2, whether it’s integrating DHIS2 and Power BI, and how you can leverage those two platforms together. This helps my team in so many ways, because if there’s something they are struggling with, I can actually provide resources, and point them back to the DHIS2 Academy.”
— Mayamiko Mendamenda, DHIS2 Academy graduate and data analyst for the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia

Some of the most active DHIS2 Academy learners have shared their experiences with the Online Academy courses, including how they use the course materials to share knowledge with others, and how the Academy has boosted their professional growth.

Explore this series of short videos to learn more.