The February 2026 edition of the DHIS2 Highlights newsletter is now available!
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Highlights
News
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2026 DHIS2 Annual Conference & Climate and Health Academy: Registration is open for these parallel events taking place 15-18 June 2026 in Oslo, Norway. Discounted early bird rates are available until 20 March 2026.
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Egypt National DHIS2 Launch: The Ministry of Health and Population officially launched DHIS2 as part of its national health system in January. The platform is already being used for medical consultations for Gaza evacuees, nutrition screening for refugees, and national school health screenings.
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New Health Intelligence Webpage: Explore how countries can leverage DHIS2 as a digital foundation for national health intelligence to improve population health through integrated analysis.
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Stock Forecasting Webinar: A recording is now available of the January session on leveraging the DHIS2 Chap Modeling Platform and AI-powered predictive modeling for sub-national medical commodity demand planning.
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Global Community Updates: * Malawi: Achieved 97.8% reporting completeness for integrated disease surveillance.
- Nepal: Upgraded the national DHIS2 system to enhance the Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS).
- NTD Campaigns: Supporting Neglected Tropical Disease campaign integration in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda.
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HISP Network Highlights:
- DHIS2-WorldPop Collaboration: HISP UiO and the University of Southampton are partnering to simplify the use of granular population data within DHIS2.
- Nigeria: Kano State finalized its 2025 Annual School Census report using DHIS2 for data collection.
- WHO-WMO Workshop: Experts in Geneva discussed using DHIS2 to track the impacts of heat exposure on maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH).
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2026 DHIS2 Symposium: Join HISP UiO and BAO Systems in Arlington, Virginia, USA, from 11-12 February 2026 to discuss the future of data-driven transformation.
Technology
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DHIS2 Climate Tools: Announcement of a new open-source, Python-based toolkit designed to help users integrate local and global climate, weather, and environmental data into DHIS2.
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EMR Integration Survey: The DHIS2 Extensibility team is seeking feedback via a 10-minute survey to improve guidance and tooling for DHIS2-EMR integrations.
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MOSIP-DHIS2 Integration: A new proof of concept shows how patients and providers can verify identities in health registries using a common ID provider service. A webinar is scheduled for 26 February.
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Docker Deployment System: A complete Docker-based deployment system is now open for community Beta testing to provide a secure, standardized production path.
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Software Updates: Latest releases include DHIS2 v42.4 and Android v3.3.1.
Academy
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Spatiotemporal Modeling Webinar Series: The series is concluding with a final session on DHIS2 Climate Tools on 4 February. Previous recordings on statistical modeling and the Chap platform are available on YouTube.
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Francophone Academy: A DHIS2 Data Quality Academy will be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 20-24 April 2026.
Community
- CoP Monthly: The latest Community of Practice roundup features invitations to various online events, engaging discussions, and member recognition.
Developers
- February Developer Meetup: Scheduled for 12 February, featuring presentations on the new Android custom intents feature and DHIS2 beta testing efforts.
- Web Application Development: The recording of the January meetup regarding the latest App Platform updates for building DHIS2 web applications is now available