HISP to help strengthen Guinea-Bissau’s national DHIS2-based health management information system
HISP UiO and Saudigitus will support Guinea-Bissau’s National Institute of Public Health in improving the quality and use of national health data, with a focus on HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and immunization.
Under a newly signed agreement, the HISP Centre at the University of Oslo (HISP UiO) and our partner group Saudigitus (HISP Mozambique) will support Guinea-Bissau’s National Institute of Public Health (INASA) in strengthening and expanding the country’s DHIS2-based national health management information system (HMIS).
The work, which is coordinated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with financial support from the Global Fund, aims to make the country’s health data more reliable, timely and useful for decision-making, and to strengthen INASA’s ability to manage and maintain DHIS2 on its own.
The support covers improvements to the system’s core data, dashboards and data quality checks, a review of its community health module, and new tools to track the care of patients with HIV or tuberculosis. INASA staff will receive hands-on training throughout, with technical assistance delivered in Guinea-Bissau.
“Guinea-Bissau has made DHIS2 the backbone of its national health information system,” said Kristin Braa, director of HISP UiO. “Our role is to support INASA’s team and build their capacity over time so they have the skills and tools to own, adapt and grow that system themselves.”
Guinea-Bissau has used DHIS2 as its national health management information system since 2011. Managed by INASA, the system has grown steadily to include data from a wider range of health programs.
About UNDP and DHIS2
UNDP is the UN’s lead agency on international development. Working in 170 countries and territories, it helps countries reduce poverty and inequality and build better lives for their people.
DHIS2 is an open-source health management information system platform used by national governments in more than 80 countries. It is developed and maintained by the HISP network, coordinated by HISP UiO, together with regional HISP groups that support national counterparts.
