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Assessing the implementation of an electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response System using DHIS2, 2024: Sierra Leone´s experience

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: The Sierra Leone Ministry of Health has transitioned disease surveillance reporting from a paper-based system to an electronic one. The electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (eIDSR) system was developed to enable the early
Bridget Magoba, Joseph Sam Kanu, James Sylvester Squire, Stephen Abdul Regis Sesay, Ian Njeru, Robert Musoke, Charles Njuguna, Victor Caulker, Adel Hussein Elduma, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru   +9 more
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Quality of routine health data in DHIS2 in South Africa: Eastern Cape province from 2017–2020

South African Journal of Information Management
Background: Routine health information plays a significant role in managing the healthcare system to make informed decisions, monitor and evaluate, and take action to improve health outcomes.
Sibusiso S. Thabethe, Verona E. Mathews
doaj   +2 more sources

Evaluating mHealth Apps Using Affordances: Case of CommCare Versus DHIS2 Tracker

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 2019
CommCare and DHIS2 Tracker are two software packages which were configured for community health workers (CHW) in Malawi and evaluated and compared. To capture a wide scope of aspects including possible developmental ones, the Affordance concept was applied as an analytic frame.
Jens Kaasbøll, Chipo Kanjo
exaly   +3 more sources

A data quality assessment of the first four years of malaria reporting in the Senegal DHIS2, 2014–2017

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background As the global burden of malaria decreases, routine health information systems (RHIS) have become invaluable for monitoring progress towards elimination.
Pierre Muhoza, Adama Faye, Almamy Malick Kante   +2 more
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Concordance of rapid diagnostic test results between health facility registers and health management information systems: a multi-country evaluation [PDF]

Malaria Journal
Background Accurate routine surveillance data are essential for malaria control and elimination. However, the multistep reporting process used in most malaria-affected countries can introduce discrepancies between health facility registers and national ...
Abibatou Konaté-Touré, Corine Ngufor, Arthur Mpimbaza, Sunday Atobatele, Ese Akpiroroh, Nelson Ssewante, Idelphonse B. Ahogni, Orphée M. A. Kangah Kouakou, Valérie A. Bedia-Tanoh, Jacques Agnon, Cyriaque Affoukou, Bosco Agaba, Onyebuchi Okoro, Michael Humes, Kevin Griffith, Anatole N. N. Mian, Antoine M. Tanoh, Kim A. Lindblade, William Yavo   +18 more
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Evaluation of the malaria case surveillance system in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, 2022: a focus on DHIS2

Malaria Journal
Background South Africa set a target to eliminate malaria by 2023, with KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province the malaria-endemic province closest to achieving this goal.
Maxwell Mabona, Thembekile Zwane, Jaishree Raman, Lazarus Kuonza, Babongile Mhlongo, Poncho Phafane   +5 more
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Using DHIS2 routine data for health system preparedness in resource-limited settings: A Bayesian predictive approach in Bangladesh. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Bangladesh face persistent challenges in delivering timely and equitable care, often exacerbated by poor planning and inefficient resource allocation.
Shawon TH, Akter E, Ahamed B, Ahmed T, Lubna RA, Biswas A, Ara T, Manna RM, Chandra P, Usmani NG, Hossain MA, Islam MS, Islam SMH, Mahmud S, Siddique AB, Ameen S, Mostari S, Shomik MS, Wilson E, Akseer N, Rahman AE, Arifeen SE, Amouzou A, Hossain AT.   +23 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mixed-methods evaluation of acceptability of the District Health Information Software (DHIS2) for neglected tropical diseases program data in Cameroon

Journal of Global Health Reports, 2021
# Background The District Health Information Software (DHIS2), adopted as national health information system by the ministry of public health in Cameroon, did not integrate neglected tropical diseases (NTD) program data. Integrating NTD program data into
Henri C Moungui, Hugues C Nana-Djeunga, Georges B Nko’Ayissi, Aboubakary Sanou, Joseph Kamgno   +4 more
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Commitment Levels of Health Care Providers in Using the District Health Information System and the Associated Factors for Decision Making in Resource-Limited Settings: Cross-sectional Survey Study

JMIR Medical Informatics, 2021
BackgroundChanging the culture of information use, which is one of the transformation agendas of the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, cannot become real unless health care providers are committed to using locally collected data for evidence-based decision
Kanfe, Shuma G, Endehabtu, Berhanu F, Ahmed, Mohammedjud H, Mengestie, Nebyu D, Tilahun, Binyam   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence for Global Health: Learning From a Decade of Digital Transformation in Health Care [PDF]

, 2020
The health needs of those living in resource-limited settings are a vastly overlooked and understudied area in the intersection of machine learning (ML) and health care.
Gichoya, Judy Wawira, Mathur, Varoon, Purkayastha, Saptarshi   +2 more
core   +2 more sources