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Reliable routine health system data — at last? The added value of an integrated DHIS2 and RBF data system

September 20, 2016March 3, 2017by BluesquareLeave a comment

A large number of countries in which we work have shifted their HMIS (health management information system) onto DHIS2 — a popular open source software tool developed by the University of Oslo. Often, the data platform also becomes the country’s de-facto health system data warehouse.

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Using ODK for RBF structural quality checklists in Zimbabwe

July 19, 2016March 3, 2017by BluesquareLeave a comment

Over the last decades, the health system in Zimbabwe has been confronted with a double crisis: an economic collapse and the AIDS pandemic. This destabilized the health system at its core. And overall life expectancy dropped from 61 years old in the 1990s to 48 years old in 2005, before climbing back up to 58 years old in 2012.

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