COVID Success Stories

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, many countries have deployed DHIS2 for COVID-19 surveillance and COVID vaccine delivery. Here you can read some of their success stories, focusing on local innovations and support from the global DHIS2 community, as well as news from DHIS2’s global COVID-19 response.

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

Research Round-Up: Extending and Strengthening Routine DHIS2 Surveillance Systems for COVID-19 Responses in Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka and Uganda.

A research article by Carl Kinkade, Scott Russpatrick, Rebecca Potter, Johan Saeboet et al. in the CDC EID Journal elaborates on how DHIS2 has been used to emplace more effective surveillance systems for COVID-19 using lessons from the Ebola outbreak.

Interconnected Pharmacovigilance in the Americas

PAHO pilots DHIS2 to strengthen vaccine safety in the Americas

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine introduction efforts, the Pan American Health Organization has focused on strengthening pharmacovigilance following immunization.

Screenshots of the HISP Vietnam COVID certificate mobile application

Building a standardized, secure and verifiable vaccine certificate system for COVID-19 in Laos using DHIS2

HISP Vietnam supports the implementation of an internationally recognized digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate in Laos based on EU standards.

Integrated Human Resources for Health using DHIS2 and FHIR in South Africa

DHIS2 serves as a platform to extend effective data warehousing and analysis for human resource planning through integration and interoperability

Managing COVID-19 surveillance and vaccination programs with DHIS2 in Ethiopia

HISP Ethiopia supported the national task force with Tracker implementation and custom app development to digitize COVID-19 testing and vaccination systems, reducing workloads and wait times and improving data quality

DHIS2 News: HISP Ethiopia helps keep African Union summit “Covid-free” with DHIS2

HISP Ethiopia worked with the Ministry of Health, Africa CDC and other partners to implement DHIS2 for daily test results and digital certificates for 2,000 conference delegates

Integrating laboratory COVID-19 testing results with Tracker in Rwanda

HISP Rwanda developed a custom web layer to allow for bulk upload of sample and test data, improving efficiency and reducing time from sample collection to results dissemination

Integrating DHIS2 data with VigiFlow for reporting AEFI cases in Mauritius

Mauritius has deployed DHIS2 to strengthen their national HMIS and manage COVID-19 vaccine delivery, including tracking AEFI cases and reporting them to the global WHO medical safety database, VigiBase

Getting students back to the classroom in Uganda using DHIS2 for COVID-19 school-based surveillance

After almost two years of school closure due to the pandemic, the nationwide rollout of DHIS2 for school COVID-19 surveillance by SMS supported Uganda’s Safe Schools Reopening strategy

Innovating with DHIS2 for an integrated COVID-19 tracking system in Norway

More than 100 Norwegian municipalities use the Fiks smittesporing contact tracing tool, which includes integrations with several national databases and self-registration of positive home-test results and close contacts

DHIS2 for integrated and effective COVID-19 contact tracing in Indonesia

Indonesia’s DHIS2-based SILACAK system features integration with lab test data and case monitoring systems, user registration via WhatsApp, and more

Combining DHIS2 and innovative apps for COVID-19 screening and vaccination in Tanzania

Tanzania uses a custom app to manage traveler testing that is integrated with lab and payment systems, and has implemented DHIS2 metadata packages for COVID vaccination

Leveraging DHIS2 and the power of communication to fight COVID-19 in Côte d’Ivoire

Managing rumors is an essential component of COVID-19 response. In Côte d’Ivoire, DHIS2 is used to collect and analyze rumors to aid the planning of effective communication campaigns.

Mali’s COVID-19 Vaccination Management System Highlights Importance of Local Ownership of DHIS2

Mali’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign shows how the combination of local capacity and DHIS2’s flexibility help countries adapt their health information systems to meet new challenges