DAC2026 Community Innovations: Weekly Roundup 4
Welcome to the fourth 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.
This week thirteen diverse innovations were posted into the DHIS2 Community of Practice. The topics included AI predictive malaria forecasting in the Comoros, climate-informed disease surveillance in Rwanda and Lao PDR, agricultural transformation in Ethiopia and more. Please click on each section below to view list of topics and the short description.
Click to view the AI Predictive Modeling & Climate and Health topics
- AI-Driven Predictive Epidemiology for Malaria Monitoring in the Comoros Using DHIS2 Data: Using machine learning and deep learning algorithms integrated into DHIS2 to forecast malaria incidence and improve the early detection of epidemic trends. Digital poster, click here to view the topic.
- Climate-Sensitive Malaria Risk Modelling in Rwanda: Integrating climate factors like precipitation and humidity into DHIS2 data to refine hotspot identification and support malaria elimination. Physical poster, click here to view the topic.
- Operational climate-sensitive disease forecasting: In Lao PDR, a predictive engine was embedded into the DHIS2 Climate Health Analytics Platform (CHAP) to operationalize forecasting for dengue and diarrhoeal diseases within routine surveillance. Physical poster, click here to view the topic.
Click to view Maternal, Child Health & Specialized Registries topics
- DHIS2 based Child Mortality Surveillance system: A redesigned child death surveillance system into Sri Lanka’s national digital public health infrastructure to reduce fragmented workflows thus improving “coherence across national surveillance systems, reduced duplication of effort, and strengthened the use of mortality data for public health decision-making.”. Physical poster, click here to view the topic.
- Early Disability Detection in Child Health: The Maldives Ministry of Health “implemented a digital developmental milestone tracking system using DHIS2 Tracker to strengthen routine child health monitoring and facilitate earlier detection of developmental risk.” Digital poster, click here to view the topic.
- Integrating Cancer Registry Data into DHIS2 in Tanzania: A pilot in Tanzania demonstrates how “DHIS2 can effectively serve as a centralized platform for cancer data capture while maintaining integration with CanReg5 for detailed registry needs.” Highlighting “the importance of system interoperability, local customization, and continuous user involvement in strengthening cancer surveillance and supporting evidence based decision making”. Digital poster, click here to view the topic.
- Transition from DVD-MT to DHIS2 for Immunization: The Comoros strengthened their Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) through the transition to DHIS2 thus “[strengthening] data governance, [enhancing] data use, and [supporting] more informed and timely decision-making for immunization programs”. Digital poster, click here to view the topic.
Click to view System Optimization, Governance & Long-term Sustainability topics
- Documenting DHIS2 Design for System Sustainability: This case study from Sri Lanka “demonstrates that systematic documentation is essential for sustaining complex DHIS2 implementations and preserving national digital health systems”. Abstract track/lightning talk, click here to view the topic.
- Metadata & Workflow Optimization in DHIS2 Tracker: Lessons from Sri Lanka’s national under-five child mortality surveillance tracker and the Metadata rationalisation approach Physical poster, click here to view the topic.
- From Burden to Value: 10 Years of DHIS2 in MSF: MSF share’s their 10 years implementation of DHIS2 as the core HMIS across all missions “in diverse humanitarian contexts across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America, often in resource constrained and emergency settings”. Included a session, click here to view the topic.
Click to view AI, Interoperability, and Agriculture topics
- Embedding AI Agents in DHIS2: A solution that “employs constrained AI agents guided by DHIS2 metadata schemas, validation rules, and structured domain knowledge…[to generate] DHIS2-aligned metadata from MEL tools for human review and approval, enable rapid digitization of paper-based and electronic forms, and support natural language analytics for summaries, tables, and visualizations directly within DHIS2” Abstract track/lightning talk, click here to view the topic.
- LabBook, a free and open-source laboratory information system meeting the needs of LMICs: The development and implementation of LabBook, a free, open-source laboratory information system and its interoperability with DHIS2 for aggregated laboratory data exchange across several West African countries. Digital poster, click here to view the topic.
- Extending DHIS2 for Agriculture Transformation: “[DHIS2] contextualized and extended for the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI), with a focus on the Agriculture-focused Dignified Employment for Youth (ADEY) and Integrated Monitoring and Performance (IMP) programs”. 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. 