Data analytics and visualization have recently garnered interest from researchers in the field. As part of what we do at the UDSM DHIS2 Lab, we provide innovative solutions related to analytics and visualization of health data. Along with this, we explore various research to build upon new ways to perform efficient and relevant data analytics and visualization tasks through learning from implemented projects and insight from contemporary research in the area. Insight from research helps us build better analytics tools and visualizations to be adopted in the health sectors and others