In Asia, DHIS2 promotional features lead to stronger data interpretation This past month, the Women’s Health Project, Monitoring and Evaluation, and GBS teams partnered with PSI/Laos to launch new ways to interact with dashboards on DHIS2. Dashboards, a place where you can collect your favorite charts, maps, and pivot tables in an organized and easy…
The challenge ahead Yersinia pestis. Two words, and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the pseudonym for 1801 confirmed cases of the plague in Madagascar since a huge outbreak that started in August 2017. Madagascar’s Ministry of Health has long been combatting these seasonal epidemics that see their peak between September and April, and…
2017 was an exciting year for DHIS2 at PSI, and Global Business Systems (GBS) is continuing to work closely with Evidence teams, technical departments, and PSI country offices to build systems that are meant for data use. The number of countries using DHIS2 increased to 32, up from 25 in 2016. We added over 1,000 new PSI DHIS2 users, and…
Using the Interpretations feature to make it easier for users to routinely engage with data Putting data into action has come to life in DHIS2 through the Interpretations feature, making it easier to have data-driven conversations. By taking cues from social media like Facebook and Instagram, DHIS2’s new Interpretations feature brings a conversation about data…
