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Celebrating 30 Years of HISP

From it’s beginnings in 1994 as an action research project in post-apartheid South Africa, HISP has grown to a worldwide network supporting information system development, implementation, and innovation with DHIS2. Throughout 2024, we will celebrate the 30th anniversary of HISP!

DHIS2 News: CARPHA and HISP Sign MoU to Strengthen Public Health and Disease Surveillance Systems Management in the Caribbean

The Caribbean Public Health Agency and the HISP Centre have initiated a 5-year partnership to collaborate on capacity building, research, and integration of the region into the global DHIS2 community of practice

DHIS2 News: Kristin and Jørn Braa Receive AIS Impact Award from the Association for Information Systems

The two HISP Centre professors were recognized at the 2023 ICIS conference in Hyderabad for the impact of their information systems research with the DHIS2 project

DHIS2 News: HISP Centre receives £14.5 million from Wellcome for Climate & Health

Funding from Wellcome will help low- and middle-income countries strengthen the climate resilience of their health systems with innovative DHIS2 solutions

DHIS2 News: DHIS2 Featured in New Book on Modernizing Global Health Security

Several chapters in a new book published by Elsevier’s Academic Press reference the power and potential of DHIS2 for improving public health capabilities to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging threats

DHIS2 News: Chile uses DHIS2 to help keep participants healthy at the 2023 Pan American Games

The Ministry of Health has deployed an electronic diseases surveillance system using DHIS2 Tracker to support public health teams and prevent outbreaks during this international sporting event in Santiago

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

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

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

DHIS2 News: HISP Centre contributes to GFF learning tool on HIS landscape

The online resource published by the Global Financing Facility helps organizations understand what Health Information System meets their needs

DHIS2 News: DHIS2-LMIS featured in landscape analysis of CHW supply chain tools

A newly published USAID technical brief includes DHIS2 as 1 of 5 digital solutions that allow community health workers to capture supply chain data

DHIS2 News: DHIS2 EMIS systems showcased at 2022 ADEA Triennale

The DHIS2 for Education team joined Ministries of Education and other stakeholders in discussing challenges and opportunities at this Africa-wide education event

DHIS2 News: DHIS2 highlighted by Norway’s Prime Minister at United Nations General Assembly

Speaking at a UN event on The Future of Digital Cooperation, Jonas Gahr Støre praised DHIS2 as a free and open tool that revolutionizes how countries can collect and use health data

DHIS2 News: DHIS2 included in new UNDP digital solutions catalogue

The United Nations Development Programme published the Digital X Solution Catalogue to help connect UNDP offices, UN partners and governments with ready-to-scale, innovative digital solutions like DHIS2