DAC2026 Community Innovations: Weekly Roundup 3
Welcome to the third Weekly Roundup of The DAC2026 Community Innovations. These roundups help you keep track of all the DHIS2 community innovations that have been accepted for the 2026 DHIS2 Annual Conference.
In this roundup, we explore 14 innovations covering topics about how DHIS2 is being leveraged to build climate resilience, digitalize mortality and clinical records, automate multi-country data extraction, secure international borders, and strengthen institutional governance from national centers to conflict zones.
click here to view Climate and Health topics
Integrating environmental datasets with routine health information to predict service disruptions and map disease transmission risks.
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Climate hazards and health service disruption: This analysis in Ethiopia links health facility data with climate hazard datasets—such as floods and droughts—to identify subnational areas at elevated risk of service disruption. Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
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Using DHIS2 and Climate Data for Spatial Modelling: To understand how rainfall and temperature interact with local contexts to shape malaria transmission dynamics, a DHIS2 instance in Nigeria is being used. Digital Poster, click here to view the topic.
click here to view Data Automation & Performance Monitoring topics
Reducing technical barriers through automated extraction, real-time quality checks, and proactive infrastructure monitoring.
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Automating DHIS2 Data Extraction in 34 countries: This custom application which leverages the DHIS2 Web APIs, automates and standardizes data extraction across 34 countries, replacing manual scripts with a reproducible, metadata-driven pipeline that supports scalable multi-country analysis. Abstract Track/Lightning Talk, click here to view the topic..
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Data quality check and analytics for action: Automating monthly DHIS2 facility data processing, using five statistical methods, outliers are identified then used to clearly visualize data quality issues at specific facilities and months. Abstract Track/Lightning Talk, click here to view the topic.
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Improving DHIS2 Performance with Splunk Monitoring: Centralized monitoring using Splunk to integrate DHIS2 application logs and web server logs into a unified operational layer which enables proactive identification of system failures, tracker data flow disruptions, and abnormal usage patterns thus simplifying error troubleshooting and resolution across instances. Digital Poster, click here to view the topic.
click here to view National Surveillance, Health Security topics
Enhancing public health safety through digital vaccination certification, integrated epidemiology frameworks, and seamless clinical integrations.
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DHIS2 Strengthens Border Health Security: In Ethiopia, using DHIS2 to operationalize ICVP verification at scale, transforming a paper-based regulatory requirement into a reliable, data-driven component of national border health security and IHR compliance. Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
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From Signals to Action: Epidemiology in Sri Lanka: This intervention embeds multiple communicable disease surveillance streams within a single DHIS2 framework, enabling the practical triangulation of suspected cases, field notifications, and hospital morbidity data. Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
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Injury Surveillance through EMR–DHIS2 Integration: “Over the past three years, LRH has demonstrated the highest sustained improvements in national injury data reporting, despite its high patient volumes. This experience demonstrates how DHIS2 capabilities can be seamlessly aligned with high throughput clinical workflows, for facilitating data exchange to enable monitoring and evaluation in healthcare.” Digital Poster, click here to view the topic.
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Les causes de décès selon la CIM 11 dans le DHIS2:[FR] Senegal has integrated the WHO’s ICD-11 application into DHIS2 to enable digital certification and automatic coding of causes of death, significantly improving the availability of quality mortality data. Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
click here to view Health Systems Governance topics
Leveraging DHIS2 to link strategic institutional priorities with operational outputs and drive evidence-based health programming.
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DHIS2 for Quality Assurance and Education in IESS: This analysis in Ecuador explores using DHIS2 to integrate quality assurance indicators into dashboards, helping to translate performance gaps into specific workforce education and accreditation priorities.Digital Poster, click here to view the topic.
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DHIS2 for planning and reporting at Africa CDC: “…Coupling a coherent DHIS2-based planning and tracking framework with a direct business intelligence visualization layer creates a powerful, closed-loop performance management system. This model provides a replicable blueprint for health institutions seeking to operationalize results-based management“. Abstract Track/Lightning Talk, click here to view the topic.
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Leveraging DHIS2 for data driven family planning programming in Jinja District, Uganda: By institutionalizing a structured “data to action” approach, this district utilized DHIS2 to significantly increase contraceptive uptake and secure a 10% increase in local family planning budget allocations. Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
click here to view Digitalization in Specialized Contexts topics
Adapting DHIS2 for use in humanitarian conflict zones and modernizing traditional health registers into robust electronic formats.
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Health program monitoring in conflict: DHIS2-based “Medical Activity Database” to monitor a wide spectrum of indicators, including weapon-wounded care, sexual violence response, and mental health services.Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
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FR - Innovation DHIS2 pour les registres sanitaires: [FR] This innovation digitalizes paper health registers using DHIS2 Tracker to improve data reliability, patient follow-up, and decision-making in health centers with variable connectivity. Digital Poster, click here to view the topic.
Join the Discussion
We hope that this roundup gave you a quick overview and encouraged you to explore the full topic posts linked above to gain deeper insights into the gigantic collaborative effort and science that is poured into these community projects.
Join the conversation: We encourage you to click on the topics above that interest you, reply with your comments, and share your own experiences. Most importantly, remember to register for the 2026 DHIS2 Annual Conference to see these innovations presented in person. 