Ethiopia is revolutionizing its current health management information system by adopting DHIS2—a tool with global acclaim for transforming the way health data is collected, validated, visualized, and analyzed. Ethiopia is rolling out the eagerly awaited comprehensive health data management platform, commonly known as District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2). By launching the software, Ethiopia joins a growing list of countries that have adopted and are using DHIS2—an open source software developed and maintained by the University of Oslo’s Health Information Systems Program. Read more…

Partnering for a Cultural Transformation in Information Use: Reflections on DUP’s Journey in Strengthening Ethiopia’s Health Information System
In February, after six years of working with the Ministry of Health (MOH), regional health bureaus (RHBs), universities, and partners to implement the MOH’s Information Revolution (IR), the Ethiopia Data Use Partnership (DUP) concluded its first phase of...