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DHIS2 Newsletter - November 2026 Highlights

DHIS2 Newsletter

November 2026 Highlights

In this edition, we share highlights from DHIS2 Asia-Pacific conference, interviews with the DHIS2 community, new software releases, upcoming webinars, and more!

2026 DHIS2 Asia-Pacific Conference: Watch country presentations & other highlights!

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The 2026 edition of the DHIS2 Asia-Pacific Conference was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in October. 115 participants from 26 countries attended the conference, with an additional 70+ local participants from the education sector joining KIX EMAP side events that were held in parallel. If you weren't able to join in person, you can watch the recordings from the conference to learn about how countries in the region are using DHIS2 to make a difference in health, education, and beyond!

Impact update: Leadership drives data quality in Balochistan

In August, we shared an impact story from Pakistan about how Balochistan province had scaled DHIS2 to more than 1,650 health facilities, improving care for mothers and children. During the DHIS2 Asia-Pacific conference, Dr. Ababgar Baloch, provincial HMIS coordinator, shared several new examples of how the province is leveraging DHIS2 to get results, and highlighted the role of leadership and government investment in improving data quality, bringing routine data reporting compliance from 55% to 90% over the course of one year. Read the updated impact story on our website to learn more.

DHIS2 featured in digital public infrastructure collection by Digital Public Goods Alliance

We're proud to share that DHIS2 is one of 18 open-source platforms selected for the DPGA’s new collection that highlights digital public goods that countries can use as shared, national-scale infrastructure. DHIS2 was included as one of four DPGs listed in the category of data exchange.

What does DHIS2 mean to you? Watch new interviews with DHIS2 community members

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Want to hear members of the DHIS2 community talk about their experiences with DHIS2 in their own words? Check out the latest videos in our "What does DHIS2 mean to you?" interview series! This month, you can learn from Dr. Andrew Kwiringira of Uganda's Ministry of Health about how DHIS2 has been a lifeline in continuing data reporting following major funding cuts, find out why Raushan Kumar Jha of Médecins Sans Frontières calls DHIS2 a "beautiful" tool, and more.

Updates on DHIS2 projects & HISP partnerships

We're excited to announce new partnerships and share updates on completed projects this month:

  • HISP UiO and Saudigitus to help strengthen Guinea-Bissau’s national DHIS2-based health management information system through UNDP/Global Fund project: Learn more
  • HISP Rwanda and HISP UiO complete DHIS2 system strengthening support in Madagascar with Data.FI: Learn more

Interested in getting HISP support for your DHIS2 project? Contact us: [email protected]

DHIS2 news, research and publications

We're happy to share several recent publications and news updates on DHIS2 from around the world:

  • Botswana launches DHIS2-based Community Health Information System designed to enable community health workers to tailor health promotion messaging, detect illness earlier, promptly refer to clinics, and contribute to surveillance of disease outbreaks. Learn more
  • WHO article on digital transformation in the Solomon Islands describes how DHIS2 allows clinics to store and access patient information electronically to improve health services. Learn more
  • New paper shows the value of routine data for assessing impact of malaria vaccine rollout in Cameroon by using DHIS2 data to measure effectiveness. Learn more
  • DHIS2 included as digital tool for real-time monitoring in new WHO publication on implementing integrated health campaigns: Learn more
  • HCE evaluation on collaborative health campaigns in Nigeria and Ethiopia cites DHIS2 as an example of a "unified digital platform," which are "essential for real-time tracking and course correction." Learn more

HISP network highlights

The 24 groups in the global HISP network are continually engaged in DHIS2 and digital transformation projects with national, regional, and international partners. Here are a few of the highlights from last month:

  • eRegisters Field Visit in Uganda: A team from HISP UiO traveled to Uganda in October, exploring the Ministry of Health‘s new DHIS2-based eRegisters. Learn more
  • Supporting Climate & Health in Senegal: HISP West and Central Africa team members led a mission to Senegal to configure analysis tools and dashboards in DHIS2 as part of the Global Fund Climate and Health project. Learn more
  • Digital Health Impact Accelerator technical gathering: HISP UiO’s Integration team organized the DHIS2 Technical Gathering on the Global Fund Digital Health Impact Accelerator (DHIA) integration projects, hosted by HISP Rwanda in Kigali, with MoH teams from Ethiopia, Rwanda, Zimbabwe and West and Central Africa. Learn more

Announcing Android Capture version 3.5!

Announcing the release of DHIS2 Android Capture version 3.5! This new version includes several improvements to enhance your DHIS2 deployments on Android mobile devices. Get all the details of this release on our website, and join us for an informative webinar on 18 November for an in-depth presentation and demos.

We've also released version 2.5.2 of the DHIS2 Android Settings Web App, which supports the configuration of new features in Android Capture v3.5 and includes other fixes and improvements.

Better nutrition support in DHIS2: WHO calculation method and ages up to 19 years

One area of focus for the HISP UiO team is improving DHIS2 support for child nutrition programs, starting with the z-score functions used in program rules. The first improvements are now available in recently released software updates. We recommend that countries using DHIS2 for nutrition update to the latest versions.

Introducing SEMIS: A Free, Open-Source DHIS2 App for Student, Staff and School Management

The DHIS2 for Education team is pleased to announce that SEMIS, a free and open-source DHIS2 app for managing student, staff and school data, is now publicly available. Ministries of education can use SEMIS to enroll and keep records for students and staff, track daily attendance, manage transfers between schools, plan the academic year, and use the data for education management at all levels. Read more on the Community of Practice and join us for our release webinar on 12 November.

DHIS2 Roadmap update: Halfway to v44!

The DHIS2 software engineering team is halfway to v44! Code freeze is in March and the release is planned for May 2027. Follow our plans on the DHIS2 Roadmap page. For details on the ideas behind it, or to propose your own, you can explore the DHIS2 Discovery project. Have a look and tell us what you think. Your input helps shape what comes next!

DHIS2 Health Data Toolkit: Updated resources for disease surveillance & new toolkit for insecticide resistance monitoring

We're happy to share new and updated resources for countries using DHIS2 for disease surveillance and control programmes. We published a new and improved version of our DHIS2 for Disease Surveillance, Early Warning & Health Emergencies webpage, including links to resources and guidance for a large variety of disease surveillance programs, and updates from our ongoing collaboration with the U.S. CDC.

We also released a new DHIS2 Toolkit for Integrated Vector Management (IVM) Discriminating Concentration Bioassay, designed by HISP UiO in collaboration with the World Health Organization.

DHIS2 user research: Maps users wanted!

We are planning a new user research project in the coming months about the DHIS2 Maps App. In user research projects, HISP UiO aims to learn about user needs and user experience to help inform our current and future software development. If you use the DHIS2 Maps App, we hope you will sign up to share your experiences with us!

New tools for DHIS2 system administrators

Over the past couple of years, the HISP UiO implementation team has built a set of small tools for DHIS2 system administrators. Each one does a specific maintenance job that is tedious or hard to do in the core DHSI2 apps. Starting in October, we are publishing an "Admin tool of the week" on the DHIS2 Community of Practice to explain the specific problem each tool addresses, shows how it works, and share download links. Check out the tools we have shared so far:

DHIS2 software updates & patch releases: Critical security fixes!

Keep your DHIS2 software secure and up to date! This month we published a critical security update for all support DHIS2 versions (as well as for the last two end-of-support versions). We advise you to update your systems as soon as possible. Read more on the DHIS2 Community of Practice:

DHIS2 Security Hotfix Releases: v43.2.1, v42.7.1, and v41.10.1 (also v40-EOS and v39-EOS): Release notes

Webinar: NCD Toolkit v1.0 launch — Hypertension & diabetes control

To mark the upcoming observance of World Diabetes Day, HISP UiO is pleased to present v1.0 of the DHIS2 NCD Toolkit at a global webinar on November 12 at 13:00 CET. This first release focuses on routine monitoring of hypertension and diabetes service delivery. The toolkit will be expanded through community inputs over the next 24 months to other NCD domains as part of HISP’s ongoing partnership with World Diabetes Foundation. Read the announcement on the Community of Practice and join us at the webinar to learn more.

Webinars on new software releases: Android v3.5 and SEMIS

Learn more about the new software releases described above with these informative webinars:

  • SEMIS App launch webinar: 12 November, 10:00 CET. Register now

  • Android Capture v3.5 software release webinar: 18 November 2026, 14:00 CET. Register now

Webinar recordings: DHIS2 Technology Partners

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Watch the recordings of our latest webinars with DHIS2 Technology Partners to learn about their software tools, understand how they work with DHIS2, and discover the role they can play in national information system architectures.

Capacity building resources from the DHIS2 community

Pour la Communauté francophone

Académie DHIS2: Principes de base de la configuration du Tracker

du 23 au 27 novembre à Bujumbura, Burundi

Rejoignez-nous à l’Académie pratique sur les Principes de base du Tracker dans DHIS2, où vous apprendrez à enregistrer et suivre des individus, saisir des données longitudinales, utiliser des formulaires dynamiques et analyser les informations recueillies. Cette formation vous donnera les compétences essentielles pour exploiter efficacement le module Tracker et améliorer le suivi individualisé dans les systèmes de santé.

CoP Monthly: Embrace your community & share your story!

The #CoPmonthly is our monthly roundup of highlights from the DHIS2 Community of Practice. This month, we open the call for presentations for our annual CoP End of Year Community Event! The online meetup has been a great way for community members to connect with each other live and exchange experiences and ideas -- we hope you'll sign up to share your story! Read the CoP Monthly to find out how to submit your presentation, and what else is new on the DHIS2 Community of Practice.

November Developer Meetup: AI Forum — Policies around AI use for software development

After an engaging and inspiring discussion at last month's meetup, for November's Developer Community Meetup, we'll be having another AI Forum discussion. When we meet on Thursday, 12 November at 11:00 CET, we'll talk about the subject of team policies around AI for software development, which could cover workflows, social aspects, technical practices, tools used, and more. Read more and sign up at the Community of Practice.

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