DHIS2 In Action

DHIS2 is an open source, web-based software platform for data collection, management, and analysis. Today, DHIS2 is the world’s largest Health Information Management System (HMIS) platform, in use by ministries of health in 77 low and middle-income countries. 3.2 billion people (40% of the world’s population) live in countries where DHIS2 is used. With the inclusion of NGO-based programs, DHIS2 is in use in more than 100 countries.

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Worldwide Map: DHIS2 in Action

Our interactive map shows where DHIS2 is used around the world.

Click on the items in the sidebar on the left to see the geographical scope of different DHIS2 implementations, including as a Health Management Information System (HMIS), for COVID-19 response, for Logistics and Supply Chain and as an Education Management Information System (EMIS). In each view, click on the highlighted countries for more information about their specific implementations.

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Explore popular use cases for DHIS2

DHIS2 is a flexible platform that is used in a variety of ways around the world. Click on the links below to learn more about some of the most common use cases for DHIS2.

WHO Health Data Toolkit

DHIS2 works in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) on the creation of standardized metadata packages for HIV, TB, Malaria, and other health programs and tools.

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COVID-19 Surveillance

DHIS2 has released metadata packages, tools and training material to accelerate case detection, situation reporting, active surveillance and response for COVID-19.

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Immunization Programs

WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance have partnered with DHIS2 to improve national immunization program coverage through better data collection, analysis and use with standardized tools.

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Education Management

DHIS2 for Education allows countries to take advantage of DHIS2’s built-in tools and regional capacity to facilitate data use for improvement in learning outcomes and equitable access to education.

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Case-based Programs

Tracker is the built-in DHIS2 tool for individual-level data capture, analysis and patient follow up that is used in a variety of case-based health programs, disease surveillance, e-Registries, and more.

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Mobile Data Entry

The DHIS2 Android Capture App is deployed in a large variety of use cases to increase the effectiveness and accuracy of DHIS2 data collection by allowing health workers to enter data from anywhere.

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DHIS2 Impact Stories

Read stories from the field that show the impact of DHIS2 in the real world. You can find additional examples on our Impact Stories page.

Going paperless for COVID-19 testing in Rwanda with DHIS2 Android Capture App

Rwanda’s Ministry of Health uses DHIS2 on tablet and mobile devices to make their COVID-19 sample collection, reception and results distribution process entirely paperless from start to finish

Combining Health and Supply Chain Management in Lao with DHIS2

Lao has integrated mSupply and DHIS2 to facilitate joint analysis of logistics and health program data to achieve more actionable analysis and support efficient planning

Bangladesh uses DHIS2 to manage immunization of 35+ million children in their MR mass campaign

The Government of Bangladesh and UNICEF exceeded vaccination targets and streamlined processes using DHIS2 for planning, monitoring, and follow-up

Using DHIS2 Android App to Support Reproductive Health in Nigeria

The DHIS2 Android Capture App is used in the PSI Adolescents 360 project to support contraceptive uptake in Nigeria’s public health sector

Tracking Breast Cancer Patients in Peru with DHIS2

PATH, EHAS and the regional Ministry of Health of Trujillo, Peru worked together to design and implement an electronic breast cancer registry to facilitate real-time patient tracking and follow-up

Tracking COVID-19 with DHIS2 Electronic Health Registries in Palestine

The Palestinian Country Team used local capacity to quickly develop their COVID-19 surveillance system in response to the coronavirus pandemic

Video Highlights

Watch our videos to learn more about how DHIS2 makes an impact around the world. You can find more videos on the DHIS2 YouTube channel.

Modern health information systems in Malawi

Worldwide Collaboration on Health Information Systems

Using data to improve health care in Rwanda

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Join the conversation on the DHIS2 Community of Practice

For more in-depth discussions of DHIS2 implementations, question answer sessions with DHIS2 experts, and technical support, visit the DHIS2 Community of Practice.