The September 2025 edition of the DHIS2 Highlights newsletter is now available!
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Highlights:
HISP UiO and World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) partnership: A four-year strategic agreement to strengthen digital tools for NCDs, including expanding the DHIS2 Health Data Toolkit with NCD resources and enhancing FHIR-based interoperability with EMRs and lab systems.
Partnership with UNICEF in Somalia & Cambodia:
Somalia: Three-year agreement to enhance DHIS2 functionality, build capacity, and improve HIV and immunization data, with HISP Tanzania support.
Cambodia: Long-term collaboration with HISP Vietnam and the Ministry of Health to transition the national HMIS to DHIS2.
Norway launches DHIS2-based municipal health dashboards under the NIPH KoSy initiative, giving municipal chief medical officers secure access to public health data.
DHIS2 for Education (DHIS2-Ed):
Lesotho’s Ministry of Education transitions to DHIS2-Ed.
Insights from the Gambia on modernizing education data with DHIS2.
New videos – “What Does DHIS2 Mean to You”:
Claud John Kumalija (Tanzania MoH) on DHIS2 for informed health decisions.
Larissa Mark (Grenada MoH) on improved data entry and health data use.
New research publications:
Bayesian spatio-temporal modeling of malaria cases in Tanzania (2016–2023).
Study on accuracy and use of DHIS2 data for health decision making in Kenya.
Paper on digital public goods and generativity in digital innovation for development.
HISP activity highlights:
Ethiopia: Air quality monitoring launch under GEOHealth Project.
Nepal: Five-day DHIS2 design & customization training.
CAR: Webinar on digital transformation of immunization microplanning.
Community updates:
Philippines: DHIS2-based multisector nutrition system launched.
Uganda: DHIS2-based epidemic alert system for mpox featured in VaccinesWork.
Dominica: Preparing DHIS2-based SARI surveillance with PAHO.
Extended deadline: Call for papers for DHIS2-themed SSM – Health Systems issue extended to October 31.
Interactive demo: Explore DHIS2 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Toolkit for supply chain strengthening and last-mile logistics.
Core app updates: Continuous release of new features, including Capture App v102.2.0 – v103.2.0.
Top FAQs on transitioning from the legacy Data Entry app to the new version now available on the CoP.
Software updates: DHIS2 v41.5 and Android Capture v3.2.1.1 released.
Upcoming events & academies:
DHIS2 Asia-Pacific Conference – 15-17 October, Bali, Indonesia.
DHIS2 for Logistics Academy – 10-14 November, Kigali, Rwanda.
Francophone Academy: Data Visualization (15-19 Sept, Bamako, Mali).
Francophone Academy: Server Administration (20-24 Oct, Lomé, Togo).
Academy recaps:
- Visualizing Data in DHIS2 Academy (11-15 Aug, Kigali, Rwanda).
Server Admin Academy (18-22 Aug, Colombo, Sri Lanka).
copmonthly celebrates 4 years! Over 538 members recognized for their helpful contributions.
Developer updates:
- Next meetup (11 Sept) on DHIS2 App Platform updates: revamped D2 CLI, Vite Config extensions, and more.
- Recording available from August’s meetup on building public portals with FlexiPortal.
