This community innovation has been accepted at the 2026 DHIS2 Annual Conference as a digital poster.
DHIS2 Integration for Climate-Resilient Health in Ethiopia
Climate variability increasingly affects health outcomes, including disease outbreaks and disruptions in routine health services. To address these challenges, this proposal aims to strengthen the use of DHIS2 as a central national platform to integrate health, climate, and environmental data for timely and informed decision-making at regional and national levels in Ethiopia.
The project will focus on integrating DHIS2 across immunization programs, outbreak response, and climate-health monitoring systems.
Key approaches include:
- Collaboration and Integration: Establish interoperability between DHIS2 and environmental monitoring systems to enable coordinated, cross-sector decision-making.
- Improving Health Outcomes: Use integrated data to enhance immunization coverage, optimize resource allocation, and strengthen emergency response.
- Data-Driven Insights: Combine multiple data sources to identify trends, prioritize interventions, and support evidence-based planning.
- Scalable Approach: Promote stakeholder engagement, clear workflows, and capacity building to ensure sustainable implementation across regions.
This work will demonstrate how integrated digital health systems can support resilient health systems that adapt to climate-related challenges. It will generate practical insights on interoperability, collaborative data use, and translating data into action to strengthen public health programs.
Primary Author: Shegaw Marie