This community innovation has been accepted at the 2026 DHIS2 Annual Conference as a digital poster.
Surveillance MPOX intégrée à DHIS2 au Sud-Kivu
The province of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo faces recurring outbreaks of cholera, measles, typhoid fever and recently MPOX. Uvira, a cross-border city with high population mobility, is a hotspot for delayed epidemic detection. Despite the availability of the national DHIS2 system, health facilities often transmit incomplete or late data, limiting rapid response. This project introduces a fully integrated digital surveillance solution connected to DHIS2 via REST API. It includes a mobile and web application (Flutter/Vue.js) for case reporting, an offline module enabling data entry in low-connectivity areas, automated SMS/email alerts, and real-time dashboards displaying incidence, geospatial distribution and case management indicators. Community-level data can also be captured using ODK/KoBoCollect and synchronized directly with DHIS2. A pilot phase is being implemented in three health zones (Uvira, Fizi, Walungu), accompanied by capacity building for 50 health workers, 25 community relays and 10 data managers. Early results show a reduction in case notification time from 3–5 days to less than 24 hours, improved completeness and timeliness of DHIS2 data, and strengthened coordination between health zones and the Provincial Health Division. The intervention demonstrates how local digital innovation, aligned with DHIS2 standards, can modernize epidemic intelligence in fragile, low-connectivity contexts. Its modular architecture allows for easy scale-up across the province and integration with national health information systems.
Primary Author: FIDELE LUKEKA
Keywords:
DHIS2, epidemic surveillance, MPOX, South Kivu, Uvira, interoperability, digital health, outbreak detection, REST API, community reporting, dashboards, timeliness, data quality, DRC, health information system, low-connectivity solutions.
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