The June 2026 edition of the DHIS2 Highlights newsletter is now available!
You can read the newsletter here: DHIS2 Newsletter – June 2026 Highlights
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News
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Supporting Ebola outbreak response in the DRC & Uganda: Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, supported by local HISP groups, are using DHIS2 to strengthen Ebola surveillance and coordinate outbreak response. Meanwhile, HISP UiO is working with Africa CDC to develop a standardized DHIS2 toolkit for disease surveillance across the continent. More | Webinar registration
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2026 DHIS2 Awards: HISP UiO has launched the DHIS2 Awards to celebrate the people and partnerships that make the DHIS2 ecosystem thrive. Finalists have been selected in the Impact and Contribution categories — visit the Community of Practice to learn more and cast your vote. Vote now
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Evidence of Impact: A new webpage presents an overview of the outcomes countries and organizations have achieved with DHIS2 across health, education, and sustainable development. Learn more
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DHIS2 for non-communicable diseases: A new webpage explores how DHIS2 supports NCD programs — from routine facility reporting to patient registries, screening programs, and climate-linked risk systems. Learn more
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HISP UiO 2025 Annual Report: The report covers key achievements from a year that saw seven new countries launch national DHIS2 health systems, the rollout of a new 2026–2028 HISP strategy, and advances in DHIS2 for Climate & Health, against the backdrop of global cuts in health funding and international development assistance. Learn more
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HISP UiO and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) formalized a partnership to strengthen digital tools for epidemic preparedness. Learn more
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New partnership between the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and HISP UiO was announced during a side event at the World Health Assembly. Learn more
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India and Norway signed a memorandum of understanding on digital public infrastructure and digital public goods at a launch event during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Norway that highlighted DHIS2-MOSIP integration. Learn more
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Cambodia launches national DHIS2 HMIS, with the minister of health calling it a “new revolution” to support the health of the Cambodian people. Read article
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New WHO guidance on measuring integrated delivery of essential public health functions emphasizes the value of routine use of DHIS2. Read publication
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Unicef article on DHIS2 in Balochistan shows how digital data systems are strengthening healthcare for children. Read article
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HISP network highlights: Last month’s highlights include a Climate & Health track at the IFIP WG 9.4 Doctoral Consortium in Kathmandu, Nepal; Climate and Health fieldwork in Nepal exploring dengue outbreak forecasting with DHIS2 and the Chap Modeling Platform; a validation workshop with Africa CDC in Addis Ababa on the DHIS2 toolkit for surveillance and outbreak response; and education system strengthening work in Nigeria with HISP Nigeria, Unicef, and Ministry of Education stakeholders. Browse HISP Highlights
Events
- Register for the DHIS2 Annual Conference and Climate & Health Academy—in person & online! Registration is still open to attend in person in Oslo or to participate online free of charge. Join in person | Participate online
Technology
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Explore DHIS2 v43 and Android Capture v3.4: The latest versions of DHIS2 and the Android Capture app launched in May. Watch a recording of the launch webinar to discover the key new features and improvements. Watch webinar | Explore v43
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Join the first technical meetup on DHIS2 for Climate & Health: The first online community meetup for technical conversations about DHIS2 for Climate & Health takes place June 10 at 11:00 CET. The introductory session will feature HISP UiO team members and cover the Chap Modeling Platform, DHIS2 Climate App, and other tools. Learn more & sign up
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Learn about the DHIS2 Climate App & climate tools in our new video: A new video introduces the DHIS2 Climate App and DHIS2 Climate Tools, open-source solutions that help countries integrate and analyze climate data within DHIS2 to support climate-sensitive health forecasting, surveillance, and decision-making. Watch video
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Read new HISP report on EMR implementation and DHIS2-EMR integrations in 30 countries: A new report covers findings from two surveys on the current state of electronic medical record (EMR) implementations and EMR–DHIS2 integrations across 30 countries, regions, and organizations. Learn more
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Recording — LMIS meetup on temperature and performance monitoring with DHIS2: The DHIS2 for Logistics team hosted a technical meetup on temperature and performance monitoring. A recording is available on YouTube. Watch recording | Join the conversation
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Keep your DHIS2 software up to date! Find out more about the latest patch releases and updates below, and add your comments and questions on the DHIS2 Community of Practice:
DHIS2 v41.8.1 (hotfix): Release notes
DHIS2 v42.5: Release notes
Android Capture v3.4.0.1 (hotfix): Release notes
Capacity Building
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New DHIS2 Tutorials to help build your data quality skills:
Data element completeness – Using facilities previously reporting as a denominator
Data element completeness – Using expected reports as a denominator
Facility Consistently Reporting: Overview
Facilities consistently reporting – Identifying and investigating potential issues
These tutorials are based on material from the DHIS2 Data Quality Academy. Additional data quality tutorials will be available soon. -
Community training resources on DHIS2 metadata: DHIS2 community member @Mayamiko has published more helpful training resources in his DHIS2 metadata series. Check out his latest video tutorials on the CoP:
Creating a Simple Indicator in DHIS2 v43**
When More Data Becomes a Burden: Why Indicators Matter in DHIS2 -
Upcoming DHIS2 webinars:
- Africa CDC Toolkit for Surveillance and Outbreak Response – with a special emphasis on Ebola: Monday 8 June, 14:00 CET - Register now
- Technology Partner Spotlight: Open mSupply & Neotree: Friday 12 June, 14:00 CET - Register now
- New webinars section on DHIS2 website: A new Webinars section on the DHIS2 website allows users to search and filter the webinar library to find and watch sessions relevant to them. Explore webinars
Community
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The June copmonthly highlights interesting discussions on DHIS2 technical topics and implementations, community innovations to be presented at the Annual Conference, and ways to get engaged — including recognizing active members and taking the DHIS2 challenge. Check out the copmonthly
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DHIS2 community action helps get bug fixed in Chrome: Community members reported a bug affecting date pickers and calendar components across multiple DHIS2 apps, traced to a recent Chrome update. The DHIS2 engineering team invited the community to “+1” the bug report to get it prioritized and fixed for Chrome users worldwide. Read the conversation on the CoP.
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Join the DHIS2 Annual Conference: The June Developer Meetup has been canceled in favor of the Annual Conference. A curated list of conference sessions of interest to developers is available on the Community of Practice, and registered participants can vote for the winner of the 2026 DHIS2 App Competition. Register to join DAC online
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Recording — AI agent skill for DHIS2 app development: A recording of the May developer meetup, which covered an artificial intelligence (AI) agent skill for DHIS2 app development, is now available on YouTube. Watch recording
Pour la Communauté francophone
- Académie DHIS2 sur la Configuration de l’accès aux données et à l’analyse — 13 au 17 juillet 2026, Kigali, Rwanda: Rejoignez l’académie pour développer, configurer et optimiser votre système afin de produire des analyses fiables et exploitables. Inscription
