This community innovation has been accepted at the 2025 DHIS2 Annual Conference
DHIS2 for eSurveillance in Angola
Enhancing the surveillance system in healthcare by improving communication channels is crucial to addressing current public health challenges. Digital tools play a crucial role in providing real time information that is reliable, quick, and accurately represents healthcare data and indicators. This information is fundamental for decision making, adjusting plans, and forming policies to prevent, prepare for, and respond to health events, including public health emergencies. In Angola, with the support of the Redisse IV – Project to improve regional surveillance systems, there was an identified need to develop an electronic surveillance system to detect significant public health events. This aims to enhance communication and collaboration among international, national, and local authorities. Saudigitus was contracted to collaborate with health professionals to evaluate conditions, identify needs, design, develop, and implement the electronic surveillance system based on the DHIS2 model. This system aims to establish a transversal connection between human, animal, and environmental health, forming the foundation for an integrated One Health concept in Angola’s health system. The various teams established at the outset of the consultancy—comprising coordination, technical developers, technical implementers, and reporting teams— employed several methodologies. These included document review, group and individual interviews, field visits, professional training sessions, regular team meetings, and country missions. The result was the development and implementation of animal health surveillance systems, including a comprehensive rabies vaccination application, an animal laboratory surveillance system, several user support tools such as user manuals, explanatory videos, flyers, and human resource capacity building through various training programs for health professionals. We conclude that the development and implementation of the animal electronic surveillance system in Angola allows for the recording of essential animal health data.
Primary Author: Antonio Segundo
Keywords:
DHIS2, animal health, eSurveillance, Mobile
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