Discover how you can optimize health campaign planning, real-time monitoring and improve the effectiveness of your interventions with innovative digital tools in DHIS2 and guidance based on WHO principles and best practices.
Digital tools and platforms like DHIS2 have enormous potential for streamlining health campaign data collection and real-time monitoring, as well as supporting functions during the pre-campaign planning phase, real-time monitoring, post-campaign evaluation and integration of campaign data with routine service delivery data to assess coverage and identify gaps. As a scalable, flexible platform, DHIS2 can serve as the backbone for integrated health campaign data and be effectively used for a range of campaign interventions: supplemental immunization activities (SIA), insecticide-treated net (ITN) distribution, seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) and other types of mass drug administration (MDA), indoor residual spraying (IRS), nutritional supplements and more.
DHIS2 is recognized as a fit-for-purpose global good in UNICEF’s Digital Tool Selection Guidebook for Health Campaigns and has been used as a digital health campaign platform by more than 25 Ministries of Health. The DHIS2 Health Campaign Toolkit provides practical tools and guidance to help countries adopt an integrated digital campaign approach, as recommended by the WHO. On this page, you can explore DHIS2 features and resources for health campaign digitalization, read real-life examples of how countries have improved campaign effectiveness using DHIS2, and access free resources that can help you apply these tools and best practices to your own health campaigns.
The DHIS2 platform includes built-in functionalities that support key aspects of health campaign digitalization:
While the features described above can be applied to any kind of health campaign, we have also developed guidance and downloadable resources for specific kinds of common campaign activities that will help you implement them into your DHIS2 system without having to configure them from scratch.
Resources for vaccination campaigns, including microplanning, triangulation, and real-time campaign monitoring.
Resources to configure a centralized dashboard for SMC data, enabling health programs to assess coverage and campaign outcomes.
Tools for entomology and vector control activities such as ITN and IRS campaigns for malaria and neglected tropical diseases.
Support for mass activities such as Vitamin A supplement campaigns as part of an integrated nutrition toolkit.
Tools to support analysis and forecasting climate-sensitive disease impacts to optimize timing and geographical focus of campaign activities.
Here are just a few examples from a selection of countries that show how DHIS2 can make an impact in planning and managing health campaigns.
Watch these informative webinars and presentations for more detail on using DHIS2 for health campaigns.
A presentation of new features in DHIS2 v42 for campaigns and integrated health campaign use cases.
Webinar on DHIS2 for planning, monitoring and evaluating immunization campaigns, including real-world examples.
Webinar on innovations for DHIS2 on micro-planning, population estimates and mobility mapping, and more.
Get started with DHIS2 for health campaigns with these helpful resources.
The development of the DHIS2 Health Campaign Toolkit and the innovative DHIS2 features that support health campaign use cases was made possible with support from Gavi, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and The Gates Foundation. We also thank the many contributors who made this toolkit possible: the DHIS2 Community of Practice, Ministries of Health, partners and collaborative fora such as the Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition.
