{"id":2201,"date":"2025-06-24T08:50:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhis2.udsm.ac.tz\/?p=2201"},"modified":"2025-06-24T08:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:55:07","slug":"dhis2-annual-conference-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhis2.udsm.ac.tz\/zh\/dhis2-annual-conference-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"DHIS2 Annual Conference 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Dar es Salaam DHIS2 Lab proudly participated in the DHIS2 Annual Conference 2023, held at the University of Oslo, Norway. The conference brought together DHIS2 implementers, developers, government stakeholders, and international partners to share experiences, innovations, and progress in digital health systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of our contribution, the UDSM DHIS2 Lab showcased several technical innovations, implementation experiences, and research insights that are shaping health information systems in Tanzania and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured Presentations and Contributions<\/b><\/h3>\n

Below is a list of the key works presented by our team at DAC 2023. You can click the download or view button to access each item.<\/span><\/p>\n

Presentations & Papers<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Title<\/b><\/td>\nDescription<\/b><\/td>\nAccess<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. A Flexible and Robust Electronic Event-Based Surveillance System for Reporting and Monitoring Events in Tanzania<\/b><\/td>\nA mobile- and web-based electronic Event-Based Surveillance (e-EBS) system integrated into DHIS2 to improve real-time reporting, triaging, and verification of public health alerts\u2014enhancing early outbreak detection and response in Tanzania.<\/span><\/td>\n\ud83d\udcc4 View\/Download<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Bridging the Gap between Community_Health Care Providers<\/b><\/td>\nA DHIS2-integrated mobile application that empowers community health workers to support TB case finding and follow-up, bridging the data gap between community and health facilities, and streamlining Tanzania\u2019s national TB care cascade.<\/span><\/td>\n\ud83d\udcc4 View\/Download<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. DHIS2 Server Capacity Building_ The DHI2 mobile administration application for managing multiple DHIS2 server instances<\/b><\/td>\nA collaborative presentation on strengthening interoperability across DHIS2 and other systems, showcasing strategies for integrated data flows to improve digital health coordination in Tanzania.<\/span><\/td>\n\ud83d\udcc4 View\/Download<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Implementation of the National Integrated Laboratory Information System for Enhancement of DHIS2 COVID-19 testing and Certificates Generation system in Tanzania<\/b><\/td>\nA locally developed, OpenMRS-based Laboratory Information System integrated with DHIS2 to enhance COVID-19 testing workflows and automate certificate generation at Tanzania\u2019s National Public Health Laboratory.<\/span><\/td>\n\ud83d\udcc4 View\/Download<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Integration of Electronic Medical Records and eIDSR for Improved Disease Surveillance in Tertiary Hospitals in Tanzania_Poster_FINAL<\/b><\/td>\nA nationwide integration of hospital Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) with eIDSR, enabling automated disease surveillance reporting from tertiary hospitals and significantly improving the quality, timeliness, and reliability of public health data in Tanzania.<\/span><\/td>\n\ud83d\udcc4 View\/Download<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. Tackling Quality of Data during HMIS Reporting. A Simplified Validation Rules Creator in DHIS2<\/b><\/td>\nA user-friendly DHIS2 app developed to simplify the creation, review, and maintenance of validation rules\u2014enhancing data quality checks and supporting reliable HMIS reporting in Tanzania\u2019s complex metadata environment.<\/span><\/td>\n\ud83d\udcc4 View\/Download<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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