News - DHIS2

DHIS2: Bridging Digital Health and Climate Change Impact

DHIS2 for Climate and Health can help local health authorities in low- and middle-income countries respond to health challenges linked to climate change through innovative digital solutions based on the DHIS2 platform.

DHIS2 featured in list of “50 Selected DPGs in Government Use”

DHIS2 is featured in Georgetown University’s new “50 Selected DPGs in Government Use” resource, which aims to help government leaders understand how digital public goods can assist in delivering public services and engaging citizens.

October 2024 HISP Highlights

In our monthly HISP Highlights, we share the biggest news and updates from the members of our global HISP network.

DHIS2 News: HISP Centre and Norwegian Red Cross sign collaboration agreement

The HISP Centre at the University of Oslo and the Norwegian Red Cross have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on capacity building, technical support, and sharing innovative practices to improve health data systems.

Rwanda leverages DHIS2 to help respond to Marburg virus outbreak

The Ministry of Health, with support from WHO, HISP Rwanda, and other partners, acted quickly to control the spread of this deadly disease, achieving the first recorded recoveries from severe Marburg cases in history.

Announcing the Launch of HISP Africa

A new association between 15 HISP groups in West, Central, Southern, and East Africa will support information system strengthening across the continent

Honduras strengthens secure vaccination and digital transformation efforts by implementing DHIS2

With the support of the Pan American Health Organization and HISP, the government of Honduras has conducted a pilot that demonstrated how the use of DHIS2 ESAVI improved the efficiency of information management.

HISP engages with global experts on Climate & Health

Members of the HISP Climate & Health team present DHIS2 innovations that support climate-resilient health systems at high-level G20 and WHO-WMO events

Leveraging DHIS2 for mpox response

The HISP network is helping countries adapt existing digital disease surveillance and immunization systems to support effective mpox response, while the HISP Centre is collaborating with WHO and GAVI on standardized DHIS2 mpox tools.

DHIS2 News: DHIS2 Touted by Norwegian Leaders During Annual “Arendal Week” Event

During a discussion at Arendalsuka on “Technology for Development,” DHIS2 was highlighted as a success story improving health programs in low-income countries.

HISP Centre publishes 2023 Annual Report

Read the annual report for 2023 from the HISP Centre at the University of Oslo, which coordinates DHIS2 research, development, and implementation worldwide

Collaboration Agreement between the Ministry of Health of Chile and the University of Oslo

The Chilean Ministry of Health and the University of Oslo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of strengthening health data management.

Norad and HISP continue decades-long collaboration with new 5-year agreement

The commitment of Norwegian development funding of approximately $10 million USD between 2024-2028 supports HISP’s work strengthening health systems in the Global South and maintaining DHIS2 as a Digital Public Good.

DHIS2 Health team joins FAO-led workshop on improving global epidemic intelligence

National and regional stakeholders and global experts worked together on improving One Health and Animal Health surveillance through interoperability, with an emphasis on WHO SMART guidelines and FHIR, and discussions on opportunities for leveraging DHIS2

DHIS2 is a new Vanguard member of the Million Lives Collective!

DHIS2 News: Million Lives Collective Welcomes DHIS2 as Vanguard Member

The Million Lives Collective recognized DHIS2 for the scale of its impact on the lives of those living on less than $5.50 a day