Health

DHIS2 is the world’s largest Health Information Management System (HMIS) platform, in use by ministries of health in more than 75 low and middle-income countries. Here you can read examples of how countries and organizations are using DHIS2 for improved data quality and health system performance, and to support better health outcomes for the populations they serve.

Reaching zero-dose children in Democratic Republic of the Congo with the DHIS2 campaign platform

Using DHIS2 for polio vaccination campaign management, health workers in two districts of the DRC achieved 96% coverage for children under age 5, including hundreds of “zero dose” cases

Improving surveillance of infectious diseases in Laos with DHIS2

After switching to DHIS2, health authorities in Laos improved reporting rates of notifiable diseases from 68% to more than 80%, and can identify, investigate, and respond to notifications in a matter of days, stopping potential disease outbreaks in their tracks

Egypt deploys DHIS2 for emergency and humanitarian response

The Ministry of Health and Population in Egypt uses DHIS2 Tracker to help screen and treat malnutrition cases among refugees from the ongoing conflict in Sudan, and to manage the diagnosis, referral, and treatment of injured civilians from the Gaza conflict.

Improving longitudinal monitoring of childhood vaccinations in the Maldives

The Maldives uses DHIS2 as an Electronic Immunization Registry, helping to register and verify vaccinations for newborn children across almost 190 islands and catalyzing digitalization across the health sector

Connecting laboratory test results with patient records in Tanzania and Ethiopia

The Ministries of Health of Tanzania and Ethiopia have integrated laboratory data from GeneXpert machines with DHIS2 to achieve seamless transfer of TB and COVID-19 test results, improving program management and patient follow-up

Building an Innovative Epidemiological Platform in Chile with Local Expertise and Community Support

The Ministry of Health of Chile independently developed a cloud-based implementation of DHIS2 at national scale — improving effectiveness and lowering costs — using public documentation, free training material, and input from the global DHIS2 community

The Cases Distribution Map of Animal bites causing Rabies at all Healthcare Facilities in Denpasar City

Indonesia adopted the One Health approach to integrate zoonotic disease tracking with national healthcare data using DHIS2

HISP Indonesia supported the Ministry of Health in implementing the national e-Zoonosis platform for emerging infectious and zoonotic diseases surveillance, facilitating case reporting, investigation, and logistics planning

Streamlining immunization data management for effective response to measles and yellow fever outbreaks in Congo using DHIS2

The Congolese Ministry of Health, supported by GAVI, achieved vaccination coverage of 107% for measles and 93% for yellow fever in its first use of DHIS2 for the national vaccine program

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%

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

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

Chart showing a growing trend of people on ART and reducing treatment gap.

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%