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The DHIS2 Lab at the University of Dar es Salaam welcomes students, researchers, and institutions interested in advancing digital health innovations, health information systems, disease surveillance, data science, and public health research.
We provide a collaborative environment with expert supervision, hands-on technical experience, and access to real-world digital health platforms.
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) established in 1961, is Tanzania’s oldest and largest public University. The University’s vision is to become a leading Centre of Intellectual Wealth, spearheading the Quest for Sustainable and Inclusive Development. The College of Information and Communication Technologies (CoICT) under UDSM, was established to develop capacity and advance research, innovation, and application of ICT across all sectors. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), the full-fledged department under the CoICT, has over 50 highly skilled and experienced academic and technical staff members with PhD, Master, and Bachelor’s degree levels qualifications in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Health Informatics, Software Development, and Information Systems, and a broad range of high technical qualifications, experience, and competencies of more than 30 years in the ICT industry.
UDSM-DHIS2 Lab is located at the College of Information and Communication Technologies (CoICT) Kijitonyama Campus and operates under the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DoCSE). The UDSM-DHIS2 Lab is also a member of the Health Information Systems Program (HISP) and DHIS2 Open Source Platform Network, an international network of research institutions and development institutions coordinated by the University of Oslo (UiO) and present in more than 70 countries. The lab was established to support the Government ministries and departments, implementing partners, and other key stakeholders in strengthening and implementing sustainable digital information systems using open-source software platforms in Tanzania. For the past 20 years, the UDSM-DHIS2 Lab has been serving as the technical arm for ministries and implementing partners in designing, developing, customizing, and implementing the DHIS2 / OpenMRS platforms and other open source digital solutions to meet the demands of the ministries of Health (Mainland and Zanzibar), Agriculture, Water, Social Welfare and Education including multi-sectoral initiatives.
We provide support in the customization and development of digital solutions and innovations using DHIS2 & OpenMRS platforms and other web & mobile technologies within and beyond the health context. Our main expertise lies in advanced software development, data analytics and visualization, systems integration and interoperability, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Project Management, capacity building & training, action research, digital innovation, and Decentralized user support & system maintenance.
Students can join the lab to work on:
Digital health system design & development DHIS2 custom app
Interoperability (DHIS2, OpenMRS, EMR systems)
Institutions can collaborate with the lab through:
Joint research
Grant proposals
Data innovation pilots
Capacity-building programs
System evaluations, technical support, and applied digital health studies.
We provide access to:
Digital health test systems
Technical mentorship
Student research supervision, publication support
Data analysis guidance, system design expertise, and involvement in ongoing research initiatives.
