DAC2026 Community Innovations: Weekly Roundup 6
Welcome to the sixth 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’s 13 innovation topics cover a wide range of use-cases such as achieving digital sovereignty in Timor-Leste, leveraging AI for system security, and using advanced spatio-temporal modeling for malaria and hepatitis surveillance. Additionally, the topics feature technical optimizations for large-scale analysis in Pakistan and Ethiopia, alongside interoperability frameworks that unify community health workers and ICD-11 coding in Tanzania, Somalia, and Zimbabwe.
Click here to view the Climate & Health and Surveillance
- Integrated DHIS2 Analytics in Malaria Surveillance: A study in Nigeria linking malaria notification rates with climate gradients and health facility accessibility to identify underreporting gaps and priority intervention areas. Digital Poster, click here to view the topic.
- Integrating climate and health statistics: A platform integration that provides the global statistical community, “a unified framework and open‑source toolset designed to support consistent and scalable reporting on climate–health interactions.” Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
- DHIS2 Early Warning for Hepatitis A in Lebanon: In Lebanon, “using DHIS2 to operationalize a multi-stream early warning surveillance framework for endemic Hepatitis A, providing a scalable model for outbreak detection and monitoring of epidemic-prone diseases.” Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
Click here to view the AI, Performance & System Optimization
- AI-Powered Security & Troubleshooting for DHIS2: Using AI to “enhance DHIS2 infrastructure management ensuring implementations stay ahead of security exploits and application issues, strengthening security posture and reducing administrative burden.” Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
- Accelerating Tracker 2 Aggregate Analysis: IndicatorX reduces Tracker-to-Aggregate analytics processing time “from hours to minutes for environments with hundreds of Program Indicators, unlocking faster decision-making for health program managers across Pakistan and beyond.” Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
- Predictive Analytics in DHIS2 for ART Default Risk: “Using DHIS2-based AI predictive analytics to strengthen youth ART retention.” Abstract track/lightning talk, click here to view the topic.
- Strengthening DHIS2 Data Quality Through Automated: Ethiopia’s Meskot platform provides “a pluggable framework in which data quality rules and assessment metrics can be introduced through configuration and well defined interfaces [allowing] validation logic to evolve incrementally without developing new applications while maintaining consistency, traceability, and governance.” Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
Click here to view the Interoperability & Integration topics
- A Standards-Based Approach to DHIS2 Integration: “In Somalia, DHIS2 functions as the national HMIS for aggregate reporting, but the absence of a scaled electronic medical record (EMR) constrained access to patient-level data and increased reporting burden.” Learn how Somalia addressed this gap! Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
- Integrating ICD-11 in DHIS2 using Interop Service: In Zimbabwe, “an ICD 11 enabled architecture for integrating CBS with NHIS. [An approach that] strengthens data quality, reduces manual reporting, and offers a scalable model for operationalizing ICD 11 in DHIS2.” Included in a session, click here to view the topic.
- Integrating CHWs into DHIS2–Enabled HRHIS in TZ: “DHIS2-enabled HRHIS has successfully formalized Tanzania’s CHW workforce into the national health architecture.” Abstract track/lightning talk, click here to view the topic.
Click here to view the Health Systems Strengthening & Digital Sovereignty topics
- DHIS2 for Digital Sovereignty in Timor-Leste: Learn about Timor-Leste 12 years experience in achieving digital sovereignty through the DHIS2 implementation. Included in a session, click here to view the topic.
- DHIS2 pour la reconstruction du SNIS Cas de la RCA: [FR] The reconstruction of a resilient and integrated national health information system in the Central African Republic, improving data completeness from 52% to 85%. Physical Poster, click here to view the topic.
- Digitalisation de microplans dans la RS5 de la RCA: [FR] Enhancing vaccination coverage through the digitalization of immunization microplans within DHIS2, leveraging WorldPop for enriched demographic mapping. Abstract track/lightning talk, 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. 