DHIS2 Article Archive

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SDG Digital showcases DHIS2 as a digital solution supporting good health

HISP joined ITU, UNDP and global partners for a live event at UN Headquarters that presented examples of game-changing digital tools and launched the SDG Digital Acceleration Agenda

A map showing the coverage of HPV vaccination at the sub-national levels in Kenya.

Optimizing access to HPV vaccination in Kenya by using data triangulation in DHIS2 to identify coverage gaps

The Kenyan National Vaccines and Immunization Programme and the Clinton Health Access Initiative adopted data-driven strategies to identify nearly 600,000 missed opportunities for HPV vaccination and increase the nationwide coverage rate from 13% to 63%

DHIS2 training for the data entry clerks

Improving HIV Patient Follow-up in Liberia through Client-Level Electronic Data Management Using DHIS2 Tracker

The PEPFAR- and USAID-funded EpiC project used DHIS2 Tracker to improve HIV management data accuracy from 58% to 90% in four Liberian high-volume facilities, helping ensure that up to 2,000 additional people received HIV care

A diagram depicting the patient flow cycle through the OPD and the eCBSS

Improving Treatment Adherence for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Uganda Using DHIS2

The Ugandan Ministry of Health’s DHIS2-based electronic Case-Based Surveillance System (eCBSS) helped to increase linkage to second-line TB drugs from 66% to 98%

Sustaining high vaccination coverage against priority diseases by leveraging DHIS2 data in Timor-Leste

The Ministry of Health in Timor-Leste conducted a nationwide Supplementary Immunization Activity in record time using DHIS2, raising the national vaccination coverage rate from 86% to 95%

Paper-based dashboard showcasing essential education data before DHIS

Strengthening routine data collection with DHIS2 to boost education data use in four Ugandan districts

Norad and GPE KIX support the Ugandan Ministry of Education Basic Education Department to implement a DHIS2-based Education platform for decentralized data collection, analysis and presentation, promoting a data-backed education planning culture

Improving cervical cancer screening and patient follow-up in low-resource settings using DHIS2 Tracker

The SUCCESS project collaborated with the Ministries of Health in Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire to screen nearly 60,000 women for HPV and reduce losses to follow-up through customized routine notifications using Tracker

DHIS2 News: HISP Centre Releases 2022 Annual Report

The first-ever annual report from the HISP Centre at the University of Oslo includes interviews with key community members, snapshots of DHIS2 impact, and an overview of our activities around the world

HISP and DHIS2: Names that reflect our history and our future

The official names of our software platform and organization are now DHIS2 and HISP, not as abbreviations, but as names in and of themselves

Dashboard showing locations of WHO TFCs in Yemen

Combating malnutrition in Yemen through effective surveillance and data-guided interventions

DHIS2 data helped WHO, UNICEF and HISP reduce severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Yemen by 8% in two years among children and achieve a 95% recovery rate in vulnerable populations through life-saving nutrition intervention programs

Training of users on order processing using Medexis

Mali implements an integrated eLMIS leveraging DHIS2 and MEDEXIS for real-time logistics management

Integrating digital logistics management software with the existing national DHIS2 system allows Mali to achieve end-to-end electronic health supply chain management for data-backed timely stock replenishment, thereby reducing stock-outs in health facilities

Scorecard built in DHIS2 for tracking rates of retention in care across the provinces in Nepal. Source: NCASC Users’ Manual for the HIV Care and ARV Tracking System

Nepal employs DHIS2 Tracker for improved data and results in its national HIV program

Key stakeholders of the national HIV program in Nepal used biometric data in Tracker to enhance testing, care and treatment services, increasing the proportion of people receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) from 65% to 84%

DHIS2 News: HISP Centre joins high-level panel discussion on health system strengthening in LMICs

Norad hosted a discussion with Gavi and others on how immunization programs and lessons learned from COVID-19 response can support resilient and effective health systems

Nigeria integrates last-mile vaccine supply chain data in DHIS2 to improve visibility and use at sub-national levels

The Nigerian Ministry of Health extended its DHIS2-based HMIS to include logistics and stock management for immunization programs, supporting improvements in vaccination coverage and a 5,000% reduction in reported stockouts nationwide