Tanzania is advancing systems integration by chaneling data from vertical program systems into the national HMIS (ZHMIS) through the Zanzibar Health Information Layer.
The objective is reliable, production-ready exchange that strengthens routine reporting and supports timely, evidence-based decisions.
Led by the Ministry of Health Zanzibar and the UDSM DHIS2 Lab with other stakeholders collaborating the workshop validated end-to-end data flows and confirmed that information originating in point-of-service applications is consistently received in ZHMIS.
The UDSM DHIS2 Lab provided technical leadership for planning, execution, and transition to the live environment. The integration approach emphasized standards-based exchange, the use of authoritative registries (ZanHFR) as a single source of truth, and iterative conformance testing against established benchmarks.
This aligns with global best practices and the country’s digital health architecture, helping ensure sustainable, scalable interoperability across the health sector.