News - DHIS2

DHIS2 workshop strengthens climate and health modelling capacity in LMICs

More than 60 participants from 15+ countries convene to advance spatiotemporal analysis of climate-sensitive diseases.

HISP UiO, Norad, and Norwegian government ministries host tech roundtable to help inform Norway’s new development policy

To help kick off Project Turning Point, an initiative which aims to adapt Norway’s development efforts to a changing world, members of the Norwegian government and Oslo’s tech community met at the HISP Centre at the University of Oslo for an engaging discussion that reinforced the critical role of open-source technologies, capacity building, and long-term partnerships in supporting low- and middle-income countries.

Africa CDC’s Leader Names DHIS2 as a Key Tool for Digitizing Africa’s Public Health Systems

A new editorial in the Journal of Public Health in Africa calls for deploying DHIS2 Tracker programs to every community health worker and primary care facility across the continent.

WHO renews HISP UiO’s Collaborating Centre status for another four years

The HISP Centre and WHO will continue their collaboration on standards, capacity building, and implementation guidance to strengthen integrated routine health information systems worldwide.

Malawi Launches Project to Strengthen Surveillance of Climate-Sensitive Diseases with DHIS2

The Ministry of Health, with support from GIZ and HISP UNIMA, will integrate climate and health data in the national HMIS and One Health Surveillance Platforms to enable early warning and response.

Egypt officially launches DHIS2 as part of its national health information system

The Ministry of Health and Population, UNICEF, and University of Oslo mark a major milestone in Egypt’s digital health transformation.

New study highlights DHIS2’s impact on vaccine-preventable disease surveillance in Paraguay

Research shows how the DHIS2-based VPD-SMART system improved data quality, timeliness, and use for public health decision-making.

HISP network to support 7 African countries with DHIS2 Climate & Health tools

Through the Global Fund Climate x Health Catalytic Fund, HISP UiO and local HISP groups will help countries strengthen national information systems for climate-informed health programming and disease surveillance.

Announcing HISP UiO’s 2026-2028 strategy

The HISP Centre at the University of Oslo has published a new three-year strategy that addresses the rapidly shifting global context while continuing to pursue our vision of strong, sustainable, and effective information systems in low- and middle-income countries.

COP 30: Supporting the Belém Health Action Plan

HISP UiO participated at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, and DHIS2 for Climate & Health was included in the Belém Health Action Library, a resource that showcases how health systems are taking action to adapt, build resilience, and protect communities in the face of climate change.

New report highlights urgent need to rebuild and sustain health data systems

A report from Open Data Watch calls for long-term investment in sustainable, country-led health information systems—an approach central to the DHIS2 and HISP model.

HISP Centre joins the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health

Through a new partnership with ATACH, HISP UiO will collaborate with countries and partners to strengthen digital systems and support climate-resilient and sustainable health systems worldwide.

IARC and HISP Centre collaborate to scale up standardized cancer registries with DHIS2

A new collaboration between the IARC and HISP UiO will support population-based cancer registries and improve the quality and availability of cancer data through interoperable, open-source digital tools.

FAO Ethiopia and HISP Centre enter agreement to establish DHIS2 for Animal Health Surveillance

This new collaboration will support the Ministry of Agriculture in deploying a scalable, interoperable national system for real-time disease reporting, analytics, and response—building on Ethiopia’s strong DHIS2 foundation in health information management.

DHIS2 Investors Unite in Support of LMIC Information Systems and the Core DHIS2 Platform

At the 2025 DHIS2 Investor Meeting in Oslo, Norway, global partners met with HISP UiO to discuss strategies and priorities for DHIS2, and acknowledged the importance of sustaining DHIS2 systems through challenging economic times.