HISP Highlights January 2026

From hands-on HMIS and AEFI trainings in Islamabad and Bangladesh to HIV/ART system workshops in Nepal, January kicked off 2026 with practical capacity-building across the HISP network. We also advanced data partnerships as WorldPop visited the HISP Centre to explore integrating population data with DHIS2, and spotlighted community know-how from across the DHIS2 Community of Practice. On the global stage, HISP colleagues engaged partners at PMAC in Thailand and joined a joint World Health Organization–World Meteorological Organization meeting in Geneva to advance climate-resilient MNCH programs.

Scroll for updates in Training, Partnership, Implementation, and Events.

Training

Digital Health Training in ICT
HISP Pakistan conducted a five-day training in Islamabad for members of the ICT Health Department, for the Ministry of Health‘s DHIS2-based health information and management system. The training provided comprehensive, hands-on practice with web-based and offline mobile data collection, DHIS2 system configuration and metadata setup, health data management and quality assurance, and more. Read more

AEFI Training in Bangladesh
HISP Bangladesh conducted a one-day national-level training on adverse events following immunization (AEFI), along with colleagues from MIS and EPI, at the EPI Building. Medical officers from EPI and MIS-DGHS, the Statistical Office, a Senior System Analyst, a System Analyst, and other MIS officers and staff attended the training. Read more

DHIS2 Analytics
HISP Ethiopia has shared a series of social media posts detailing why DHIS2 matters for decision making. Check out this recent graphic that shares how effective decision making starts with reliable, timely and accessible data, and how DHIS2 plays a role. Read more

Partnership

WorldPop Visits Oslo
Representatives from University of Southampton’s WorldPop team visited the HISP Centre at the University of Oslo to discuss opportunities for for closer collaboration to make it easier for countries to leverage this data within their national DHIS2 systems to improve planning and decision-making in health and beyond.  Read more

Implementation

Digital Annual School Census in Nigeria
The Ministry of Education of Nigeria has completed the 2024-2025 Kano State Government Annual School Census, which has been the first school census in Nigeria to utilize the new DHIS2-based EMIS. With partners from HISP Nigeria, HISP UiO, UNICEF Nigeria, and others, the Ministry collected data from more than 11,000 public and private schools across 44 local government areas in the state. Results are expected to be shared in early 2026. Read more

Technical Workshops on HIV Care
HISP India participated in a series of technical workshops in Nepal with the iHMIS section, National Centre for AIDS and STD Control, UNDP Nepal, FHI 260, WHO, and other partners, to focus on strengthening Nepal’s DHIS2-based HIV Care and ART tracking system. Read more

HISP Experiences in the Community of Practice
In January, the HISP Centre at the University of Oslo shared insights from colleagues at five HISP groups in Asia, Africa and Latin America, regarding their use of the DHIS2 Community of Practice (CoP). Check out these fun and helpful posts to learn more about how members of the DHIS2 community are making the most of the information on the CoP. This campaign featured:

• Marko David Garcia of HISP Colombia: More
• Seid Hussein from HISP Ethiopia: More
• Rashi Banta from HISP India: More
• Jean Paul Mutali from HISP Rwanda: More
• Williams Agir from HISP Nigeria: More

Events

PMAC in Thailand
Pamod Amarakoon from HISP Sri Lanka represented DHIS2 and the HISP network at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) 2026 in Thailand, taking part in side meetings with regional and global partners focused on digital health and health information systems. He joined discussions with networks including AeHIN and the Global Heat-Health Information Network, and connected with colleagues from across the HISP network. Read more

WHO-WMO Meeting in Geneva
Pamod Amarakoon was also in Geneva last month, participating in a World Health Organization (WHO)–World Meteorological Organization (WMO) co-organized meeting on the impacts of heat exposure on maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH). He presented how DHIS2 is being strengthened to support climate-resilient health programs, highlighting both the global DHIS2 Climate & Health initiative and country implementations addressing heat stress and MNCH, including ongoing work in Sri Lanka. Read more