DHIS2 Experiences in the Caribbean

Want to learn more about how DHIS2 is used in the Caribbean? This week, we have shared a series of videos featuring interviews with the DHIS2 team at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and Ministries of Health from four of the region’s island states.

Take a look at each of them to learn more about DHIS2 implementation experiences in the region!

Video #1: CARPHA: Supporting public health in the Caribbean
This video explores DHIS2’s use in the Caribbean, highlighting several new initiatives and the increasing interest in using DHIS2 to collect and analyze data in the region.

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Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edlXUGucr_4

Video #2: St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Community-driven health and beyond
In this video, we hear from Deroy Ferdinand, from the Epidemiology Unit at the Ministry of Health, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, about how the ministry is using DHIS2 for public health, including syndromic surveillance, reporting, and annual surveys.

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Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOu1-z3RMFM

Video #3: St. Lucia: Data collection and reporting for food safety
In this video, we hear from Kevin Harris, a systems analyst with the Ministry of Health in St. Lucia, about the innovative ways the ministry is using DHIS2 for food safety data collection and reporting.

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Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc8jINdZy0s

Video #4: Dominica: Using DHIS2 to manage childhood vaccines
This video features an interview with Russel Roberts, a systems administrator with Dominica’s Ministry of Health, who shares how the small Caribbean island nation is using DHIS2 to manage childhood vaccinations.

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Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a37ilvQ3l0w

Video #5: Grenada: Early successes with health data and plans for future integrations
In this week’s final video about DHIS2 in the Caribbean, we hear from Garvin Samuel, an IT technician with Grenada’s Ministry of Health, who shares how the small nation started using DHIS2 in its health facilities in 2024, where the software is already reducing data entry workloads, and how the ministry plans to integrate with other systems in the future.

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Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAJHOKuf_os

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