Artificial Intelligence for Disease Modeling
Africa is advancing AI-driven disease modelling by aligning innovators, public-health leaders, and funders around decision-ready use cases. At WHO Hub in Dakar (6-8 August 2025), the focus was turning promising AI methods into trustworthy tools for burden-of-disease estimation and infectious-disease surveillance, while lowering the barrier to modelling across low and middle income settings. Led by […]
Spot, Report, Respond.
As Tanzania strengthens epidemic preparedness, timely community alerts and strong data systems are key to finding outbreaks early and acting fast. The Ministry of Health through Epidemiology & Disease Control with support from WHO, is rolling out targeted training to equip Community Health Workers (CHWs) to recognize health-threat “rumors” and report them through the national […]
Advancing Tanzania’s Information Systems Interoperability Agenda
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 […]
From California to Tanzania: A 6-Week Journey in Digital Health Research
It was a great privilege to host Prof. Sadaf Ashtari from California State University, USA, for a 6-week research stay at the UDSM DHIS2 Lab. Her work on Data Quality Assessment in DHIS2 Systems: A Case Study in Tanzania provided an invaluable opportunity to exchange expertise, […]
Boosting Health Data Reliability for Informed Decisions
Accurate population data is essential for effective health sector planning and monitoring. In Tanzania, the recent working session brought together the Ministry of Health, National Bureau of Statistics, UDSM DHIS2 Lab, HISP Tanzania, and partners to align the DHIS2 Health Management Information System (HMIS) with the latest 2022 census-based population projections. This update replaces the […]
Improving Malaria Data Visibility to Drive Better Outcomes
Quality and well-analysed data remain essential for monitoring malaria cases, deaths, and other relevant indicators to understand the disease burden, identify high-risk areas, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and services as countries intensify their efforts toward malaria elimination. In collaboration with Swiss TPH, we conducted a focused dashboard review session at the Swiss TPH […]
Strengthening RMNCAH Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Systems
As Tanzania advances its commitment to improving RMNCAH outcomes, robust measurement and data systems are essential for guiding interventions, tracking progress, and ensuring accountability. Recently, the division of Maternal, Reproductive, and Child Health, in collaboration with Marie Stopes Tanzania and EngenderHealth Tanzania, convened a national RMNCAH MERL Technical Working Group session in Morogoro. The workshop […]
Building Digital Surveillance Capacity for Faster Outbreak Detection
As global health systems push for stronger early warning mechanisms, timely detection of public health threats at the community level remains essential—especially in island and border regions where response time is critical. In July 2025, targeted Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) trainings were conducted in Unguja and Pemba to enhance the ability of frontline health workers to […]
Building Capacity for Sustainable Health Systems
Capacity-building remains at the heart of sustainable digital health transformation By equipping organizational users with the skills to effectively engage with information systems, we empower them to independently manage and sustain the solutions built for them In July 2025, UDSM DHIS2 Lab conducted an intensive technical training for the Zanzibar HMIS and ZIHHTLP teams at […]
iCareConnect+ Training Session at CSSC Mgolole Health Centre
Many Low and Middle-income Countries (LMICs) struggle to implement Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) that truly mirror the patient journey. That is why UDSM DHIS2 Lab is proud to partner with CSSC to deploy iCareConnect+ – an innovative, open-soure EMR built on OpenMRS (a recognized digital public good). UDSM DHIS2 Lab experts have engaged in training […]