Re: [Dhis2-users] Looking for Human Resource System to integrate with DHIS

[Arthur Heywood]

Carl
again a good list of HR categories and good for a HR database to follow
As far as I know, the main emphasis of the Bottleneck analysis is on
professional staff  so these will be the main ones we will need to
import into DHIS2

Regards
Arthur

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Zappa)*
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On 14 October 2016 at 21:33, Carl Leitner  wrote:

> I think Wnajala is referring to the following:
>   http://www.who.int/hrh/statistics/Health_workers_classification.pdf
> it is a subset of the ISCO-08 codes.
>
> There is some more discussion on this here:
>http://www.capacityplus.org/files/resources/establishing-
> using-data-standards-health-workforce-information-systems.pdf
>
>
> Note that these classifications are automatically in iHRIS and the MOH can
> map their job/cadre classifications to these quite easily.
>
> Cheers,
> -carl
>
>
>
> On Oct 11, 2016, at 2:27 AM, Arthur Heywood 
> wrote:
>
> Wanjala 
> VERY good start for a standard list
> Can you share it with us please
> Regards
> Arthur
>
> On Tuesday, 11 October 2016, wanjala pepela  wrote:
>
>> iHRIS always have detailed information and personalized information that
>> are confidential but what is required for exchange is aggregated
>> information; # are ideal, May be countries need to share  common cadres of
>> staff available or my recommendation is to use the WHO- recommended 16 main
>> cadres to collect which will be useful for analysis;
>>
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>>
>> --
>> *From:* Arthur Heywood 
>> *To:* Prosper BT 
>> *Cc:* dhis2-users ; Calle Hedberg <
>> calle.hedb...@gmail.com>; dhis2-devs 
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 11, 2016 8:49 AM
>> *Subject:* [Dhis2-users] Looking for Human Resource System to integrate
>> with DHIS
>>
>> Prosper
>> good to know .
>> BUT
>> On the other hand, this is a great example of not thinking about USE of
>> data . UNICEF is  proposing bottleneck analysis that needs HR data ...
>> yet there is no  automatically  genersted quality / usable HR data in one
>> place ..
>>
>> Sounds like we need to quickly sit down and start to get aggregated data
>> directly out of IHRIS so we can make bottleneck analysis . I hope this
>> January workshop will provide this opportunity
>>
>> Cheers
>> A
>>
>> On Saturday, 8 October 2016, Prosper BT  wrote:
>>
>> Hi Arthur,
>>
>> For bottleneck analysis using HR indicators/data element, HISP Uganda
>> with UNICEF support use aggregate HR DHIS2 dataset, we have not managed to
>> integrate iHRS data yet.
>>
>> 
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 8:17 AM, Arthur Heywood 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Carl
>> We do not need detailed data  what was described as "core HRHIS" is
>> more than good enough  aggregate data with no details so that we can do
>> workload indicators, Bottleneck analysis etc within DHIS, using imported
>> data
>> I would really like to see this in practice somewhere  any ideas
>> where this integration is actually working already?
>>
>> Regards
>> Arthur
>>
>> *Without deviation from the norm, there can be no progress***
>> *(Frank Zappa)*
>> *Skype* arthur_heywood_za
>> Tanzania* +255-773669393 OR +255 673150252
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5 October 2016 at 14:56, Carl Leitner  wrote:
>>
>> Hey Arthur,
>> Let me know if you would like to talk about this.  If you are keen on
>> doing everything in DHSI2 (rather than an separate HRIS system, such as
>> iHRIS) then there are some existing standard data models for health worker
>> information that it would be good to model your data elements after.
>>
>> Are you looking more for the aggregate number of HWs or do you need
>> information on the HWs themselves?
>> Cheers,
>> -carl
>>
>>
>>
&g

Re: [Dhis2-users] Looking for Human Resource System to integrate with DHIS

[Arthur Heywood]

Carl
this is a good start  we will obviously only need a fraction of these
indicators, but the ones we use should conform to the standards and formats
outlined here

Cheers
A

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Zappa)*
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On 14 October 2016 at 21:28, Carl Leitner  wrote:

> This may be of interest as you consider HRH indicators:
> http://www.capacityplus.org/files/resources/HRH_Indicator_Compendium.pdf
> Cheers,
> -carl
>
>
>
> On Oct 11, 2016, at 7:38 AM, Raphael Pundo  wrote:
>
> Dear Arthur,
>
> Below are some of responses:
>
>
>- do you have a set of indicators using HR data within the DHIS2 ?
>
> Yes we a set of HR Indicators in the DHIS that are being tracked.
> Similarly, there are HR/Service delivery indicators
>
>- are you able to do bottleneck analysis for UNICEF?
>
> So far, there had NOT been any request from UNICEF on bottleneck analysis
>
>- If yes, where do you source the commodity data ?
>
> Regards,
> Raphael
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Arthur Heywood 
> wrote:
>
>> Raphael
>> This is a good best practice that you are using a shared facility list
>> and then have the two softwares talking to each other ..
>> My next question is about what you (and other countries) are DOING with
>> the combined HR and DHIS data once you have got the technology talking?...
>>
>>- do you have a set of indicators using HR data within the DHIS2 ?
>>- are you able to do bottleneck analysis for UNICEF?
>>- If yes, where do you source the commodity data ?
>>
>> Anyone with some implementation cases using HR data ??
>>
>>- workload... SA
>>- ???
>>
>> Regards
>> Arthur
>> On Tuesday, 11 October 2016, Raphael Pundo  wrote:
>>
>>> All,
>>> In case on is interested, Kenya has integrated the iHRIS (Aggregate
>>> Data) with DHIS2 using  the Master Facility List Code as the Primary Key. I
>>> can provide more info
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Raphael
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 8:49 AM, Arthur Heywood >> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Prosper
>>>> good to know .
>>>> BUT
>>>> On the other hand, this is a great example of not thinking about USE of
>>>> data . UNICEF is  proposing bottleneck analysis that needs HR data ...
>>>> yet there is no  automatically  genersted quality / usable HR data in one
>>>> place ..
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like we need to quickly sit down and start to get aggregated
>>>> data directly out of IHRIS so we can make bottleneck analysis ..... I hope
>>>> this January workshop will provide this opportunity
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> A
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday, 8 October 2016, Prosper BT  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Arthur,
>>>>>
>>>>> For bottleneck analysis using HR indicators/data element, HISP Uganda
>>>>> with UNICEF support use aggregate HR DHIS2 dataset, we have not managed to
>>>>> integrate iHRS data yet.
>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 8:17 AM, Arthur Heywood <
>>>>> arthurheyw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Carl
>>>>>> We do not need detailed data  what was described as "core HRHIS"
>>>>>> is more than good enough  aggregate data with no details so that we 
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> do workload indicators, Bottleneck analysis etc within DHIS, using 
>>>>>> imported
>>>>>> data
>>>>>> I would really like to see this in practice somewhere  any ideas
>>>>>> where this integration is actually working already?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Arthur
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Without deviation from the norm, there can be no progress***
>>>>>> *(Frank Zappa)*
>>>>>> *Skype* arthur_heywood_za
>>>>>> Tanzania* +255-773669393 OR +255 673150252
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5 October 2016 at 14:56, Carl Leitner 
>>>>>> wrote:

Re: [Dhis2-users] Looking for Human Resource System to integrate with DHIS

[Arthur Heywood]

classification, we often need to map
>the cadres from the source HRIS system into the cadres required for the
>HMIS/DHIS2.This mapping can be handled within the HRIS system or can be
>handled through the use of a Terminology Service (TS) which handles mapping
>between terminologies.   Though a TS is a bit more overhead, I think it
>would be warranted in a country such as Nigeria with many HRISs (one for
>state and one for each professional council) and which is already
>contemplating a TS as part of their larger eHealth Architecture.
>- Finally, there is a technical challenge in that the DHIS2 API
>changes over time with different versions of DHIS2.   The risks here are
>contained when we use open international standards for data exchange.
>Right now we support the “Care Services Discovery (CSD)” standard for
>exchange of the facility and org unit hierarchy between the systems.   In
>the coming year we will see support for the more modern and RESTful FHIR
>standard.  For data reporting into DHIS2, we need to make better use of the
>ADX standard to help mitigate issues w/ DHIS2 API changes.  Though the the
>necessary tooling isn’t in place quite yet, I think we will see it over the
>next year.
>- Documentation.   Because these tools have evolved over time, and
> because the scenarios have a fairly wide range, we don’t have yet a
>complete tutorial on all the needed steps.   There is partial
>documentation, but it needs a bit of tender loving care.
>
>
> Note, that we are trying to pull together a training/workshop to address
> exactly these issues (and explore what you can than do with the data) just
> after the upcoming DHIS2 academy in Tanzania.   More on that as the plans
> become more concrete.   We certainly would have the documentation improved
> by then ;-)
>
> Nothing in the above is particularly special to iHRIS and DHIS2 and are
> applicable to any HRIS and HMIS.In Zimbabwe they are going through the
> same considerations, though they don’t use iHRIS.
>
> Cheers,
> -carl
>
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> On Oct 8, 2016, at 7:25 AM, Bob Jolliffe  > wrote:
>
> Hi Kayode
>
> I think they can.
>
> It is just that usually they are not because hmis people generally
> assemble the orgunit hierarchy to support reporting requirements for
> hmis.   Just as LMIS people assemble theirs with logistics logic in
> mind.
>
> But absolutely nothing which can't be addressed through "local
> arrangements and understandings"
>
> On 8 October 2016 at 13:16, Kayode Odusote  > wrote:
>
> Dear Bob,
>
> Getting back to what you said, why can't offices in the Ministry be
> included in the DHIS2 facility list?  They are also service centres
> though they are offering administrative services and should need
> monitoring as well.
>
> Kayode
>
>
> On 10/8/16, Bob Jolliffe  > wrote:
>
> Hi Lungo
>
> Not quite what I said.  It is early days for the SL shining case study
> but well worth watching.
>
> Cheers
> Bob
>
> On 8 October 2016 at 11:29, Juma Lungo  > wrote:
>
> Dear Arthur,
>
> Bob has said it all. To integrate health systems, the culprit is the
> facility list. As the list evolve, the integration die automatically.
>
> Facility registry is the way to go. Making both, the DHIS2 and iHRIS
> referencing an external database of the facility makes the integration
> permanent. Both, DHIS2 and iHRIS can easily be configured to learn
> facility
> attributes from external database easier.
>
> See Gerald's case study from Sierra Leone. It is our shining case study.
>

Re: [Dhis2-users] [Dhis2-devs] Looking for Human Resource System to integrate with DHIS

[Arthur Heywood]

Lungo
Good to hear from you ... long time no see
Thanks for this  can you tell me where we have a SUCCESSFUL
implementation where one can actually get IHRIS data through DHIS and make
integrated indicators, use IHRIS indicators for Bottleneck analysis etc

Regards
Arthur

*Without deviation from the norm, there can be no progress*** *(Frank
Zappa)*
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Tanzania* +255-773669393 OR +255 673150252









On 5 October 2016 at 06:54, Juma Lungo  wrote:

> Hi Arthur,
>
> I would recommend iHRIS.
>
> It has many features, integrates nicely with DHIS2, implemented in many
> countries and it is being supported by an active community working closely
> with DHIS2 developers.
>
> Lungo
>
>
> --
> *From:* Calle Hedberg 
> *To:* Arthur Heywood 
> *Cc:* dhis2-users ; dhis2-devs <
> dhis2-d...@lists.launchpad.net>; gerald thomas ;
> Seleman Ally 
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 4, 2016 10:20 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Dhis2-devs] [Dhis2-users] Looking for Human Resource
> System to integrate with DHIS
>
> Arthur,
>
> I'm not directly involved with the HRIS work using DHIS, my current focus
> is on a fully integrated disease surveillance system. Will find out and get
> back to you.
>
> Regards
> Calle
>
> On 4 October 2016 at 15:15, Arthur Heywood 
> wrote:
>
> Calle
> In Zambia we are also looking to set up what you call a "core" Human
> Resource HMIS ... mainly to do some "Bottleneck analysis" for our MDGi
> districts ...
>
> Are we able to use a beta version and see what we are able to adapt it to
> our needs (same people being called different professional jobs  etc)  and
> then feed back into the development process interesting to know how far
> you have progressed?
>
> Cheers
> a
>
> *Without deviation from the norm, there can be no progress*** *(Frank
> Zappa)*
> *Skype* arthur_heywood_za
> Tanzania* +255-773669393 OR +255 673150252
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 26 August 2016 at 23:08, Calle Hedberg  wrote:
>
> Laura,
>
> The two main HRIS component designs "within" DHIS2 are the HRHIS in
> Tanzania and another in Vietnam (John Lewis or Morten will be able to tell
> you more about that one).
>
> South Africa is currently using a customised Tracker app for managing
> Community Service and Internships (around 10,000 graduates are applying for
> internship or Community Service posts per annum).
>
> We are also working on a "core" workforce registry tightly integrated with
> DHIS2. By "core" I mean it will only deal with actual HR resources
> including position, what they are licensed/authorised to do, and contact
> details. Things like continuous education, bursaries, payroll, etc are
> processed/managed by other systems. A major advantage of tight integration
> will be the ability to use DHIS2 communication and messages + user
> registration to communicate directly with health workers - in particular
> since health workers increasingly will be interacting directly with DHIS2
> on a daily basis through (daily) capturing of routine data, disease
> notifications, various Tracker apps (browser or Android), etc.
>
> Your basic requirements seem very similar: your primary need is to track
> the workforce as an INPUT RESOURCE to health service delivery, and not to
> track salaries and CVs and health insurance and employment history and a
> bunch of other "personal" things. So you need to know WHO they are, where
> they actually work and with what (in what position), what they are able to
> do (mostly this relates to formal/legal practice licensing etc, but it
> could be expanded to include specialist knowledge about certain diseases
> etc), and how to contact them.
>
> Regards
> Calle
>
> On 26 August 2016 at 21:56, gerald thomas  wrote:
>
> I had use ihris and it is good. If you want help with it I am willing to
> help.
>
> On Aug 26, 2016 6:46 PM, "Laura E. Lincks"  u > wrote:
>
> We are looking for a simple Human Resources tool to integrate with a DHIS
> aggregate database. Little is known of the needs of the HRIS, but for now
> it needs to track personnel details and groups of personnel will need to be
> associated with various programs in a separate DHIS aggregate database. An
> Open Source HRIS is preferable.
>
> In searching for tools I have come across the following:
> HRHIS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRHIS>in Tanzania developed by the
> HISP-TZ/University of Dar es Salaam
> iHRIS <http://www.ihris.org/> developed by global Capacity Project.​
>
> I was wondering if anyone had any knowledge of or experience with these
> packages o

Re: [Dhis2-users] [Dhis2-devs] Looking for Human Resource System to integrate with DHIS

[Arthur Heywood]

Carl
We do not need detailed data  what was described as "core HRHIS" is
more than good enough  aggregate data with no details so that we can do
workload indicators, Bottleneck analysis etc within DHIS, using imported
data
I would really like to see this in practice somewhere  any ideas where
this integration is actually working already?

Regards
Arthur

*Without deviation from the norm, there can be no progress*** *(Frank
Zappa)*
*Skype* arthur_heywood_za
Tanzania* +255-773669393 OR +255 673150252









On 5 October 2016 at 14:56, Carl Leitner  wrote:

> Hey Arthur,
> Let me know if you would like to talk about this.  If you are keen on
> doing everything in DHSI2 (rather than an separate HRIS system, such as
> iHRIS) then there are some existing standard data models for health worker
> information that it would be good to model your data elements after.
>
> Are you looking more for the aggregate number of HWs or do you need
> information on the HWs themselves?
> Cheers,
> -carl
>
>
>
> On Oct 4, 2016, at 4:20 PM, Calle Hedberg  wrote:
>
> Arthur,
>
> I'm not directly involved with the HRIS work using DHIS, my current focus
> is on a fully integrated disease surveillance system. Will find out and get
> back to you.
>
> Regards
> Calle
>
> On 4 October 2016 at 15:15, Arthur Heywood 
> wrote:
>
>> Calle
>> In Zambia we are also looking to set up what you call a "core" Human
>> Resource HMIS ... mainly to do some "Bottleneck analysis" for our MDGi
>> districts ...
>>
>> Are we able to use a beta version and see what we are able to adapt it to
>> our needs (same people being called different professional jobs  etc)  and
>> then feed back into the development process interesting to know how far
>> you have progressed?
>>
>> Cheers
>> a
>>
>> *Without deviation from the norm, there can be no progress***
>> *(Frank Zappa)*
>> *Skype* arthur_heywood_za
>> Tanzania* +255-773669393 OR +255 673150252
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 26 August 2016 at 23:08, Calle Hedberg 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Laura,
>>>
>>> The two main HRIS component designs "within" DHIS2 are the HRHIS in
>>> Tanzania and another in Vietnam (John Lewis or Morten will be able to tell
>>> you more about that one).
>>>
>>> South Africa is currently using a customised Tracker app for managing
>>> Community Service and Internships (around 10,000 graduates are applying for
>>> internship or Community Service posts per annum).
>>>
>>> We are also working on a "core" workforce registry tightly integrated
>>> with DHIS2. By "core" I mean it will only deal with actual HR resources
>>> including position, what they are licensed/authorised to do, and contact
>>> details. Things like continuous education, bursaries, payroll, etc are
>>> processed/managed by other systems. A major advantage of tight integration
>>> will be the ability to use DHIS2 communication and messages + user
>>> registration to communicate directly with health workers - in particular
>>> since health workers increasingly will be interacting directly with DHIS2
>>> on a daily basis through (daily) capturing of routine data, disease
>>> notifications, various Tracker apps (browser or Android), etc.
>>>
>>> Your basic requirements seem very similar: your primary need is to track
>>> the workforce as an INPUT RESOURCE to health service delivery, and not to
>>> track salaries and CVs and health insurance and employment history and a
>>> bunch of other "personal" things. So you need to know WHO they are, where
>>> they actually work and with what (in what position), what they are able to
>>> do (mostly this relates to formal/legal practice licensing etc, but it
>>> could be expanded to include specialist knowledge about certain diseases
>>> etc), and how to contact them.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Calle
>>>
>>> On 26 August 2016 at 21:56, gerald thomas  wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had use ihris and it is good. If you want help with it I am willing
>>>> to help.
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 26, 2016 6:46 PM, "Laura E. Lincks" <
>>>> laura.lin...@icap.columbia.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> We are looking for a simple Human Resources tool to integrate with a
>>>>> DHIS aggregate database. Little is known of the needs of the HRIS, but for
>>>>

Re: [Dhis2-users] [Dhis2-devs] Looking for Human Resource System to integrate with DHIS

[Arthur Heywood]

Calle
In Zambia we are also looking to set up what you call a "core" Human
Resource HMIS ... mainly to do some "Bottleneck analysis" for our MDGi
districts ...

Are we able to use a beta version and see what we are able to adapt it to
our needs (same people being called different professional jobs  etc)  and
then feed back into the development process interesting to know how far
you have progressed?

Cheers
a

*Without deviation from the norm, there can be no progress*** *(Frank
Zappa)*
*Skype* arthur_heywood_za
Tanzania* +255-773669393 OR +255 673150252









On 26 August 2016 at 23:08, Calle Hedberg  wrote:

> Laura,
>
> The two main HRIS component designs "within" DHIS2 are the HRHIS in
> Tanzania and another in Vietnam (John Lewis or Morten will be able to tell
> you more about that one).
>
> South Africa is currently using a customised Tracker app for managing
> Community Service and Internships (around 10,000 graduates are applying for
> internship or Community Service posts per annum).
>
> We are also working on a "core" workforce registry tightly integrated with
> DHIS2. By "core" I mean it will only deal with actual HR resources
> including position, what they are licensed/authorised to do, and contact
> details. Things like continuous education, bursaries, payroll, etc are
> processed/managed by other systems. A major advantage of tight integration
> will be the ability to use DHIS2 communication and messages + user
> registration to communicate directly with health workers - in particular
> since health workers increasingly will be interacting directly with DHIS2
> on a daily basis through (daily) capturing of routine data, disease
> notifications, various Tracker apps (browser or Android), etc.
>
> Your basic requirements seem very similar: your primary need is to track
> the workforce as an INPUT RESOURCE to health service delivery, and not to
> track salaries and CVs and health insurance and employment history and a
> bunch of other "personal" things. So you need to know WHO they are, where
> they actually work and with what (in what position), what they are able to
> do (mostly this relates to formal/legal practice licensing etc, but it
> could be expanded to include specialist knowledge about certain diseases
> etc), and how to contact them.
>
> Regards
> Calle
>
> On 26 August 2016 at 21:56, gerald thomas  wrote:
>
>> I had use ihris and it is good. If you want help with it I am willing to
>> help.
>>
>> On Aug 26, 2016 6:46 PM, "Laura E. Lincks" > u> wrote:
>>
>>> We are looking for a simple Human Resources tool to integrate with a
>>> DHIS aggregate database. Little is known of the needs of the HRIS, but for
>>> now it needs to track personnel details and groups of personnel will need
>>> to be associated with various programs in a separate DHIS aggregate
>>> database. An Open Source HRIS is preferable.
>>>
>>> In searching for tools I have come across the following:
>>> HRHIS in Tanzania developed by the
>>> HISP-TZ/University of Dar es Salaam
>>> iHRIS  developed by global Capacity Project.​
>>>
>>> I was wondering if anyone had any knowledge of or experience with these
>>> packages or if there were other applications that could be of use to us?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance to anyone with leads or information.
>>>
>>> *Laura E. Lincks*
>>> Database Manager/Developer
>>> ICAP - Columbia University
>>> Mailman School of Public Health
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[Dhis2-users] Easy way to import indicators into new database

[Arthur Heywood]

Hi guys
I am sitting in Eritrea creating a new database with David Hagan ... they
have a wonderful set of indicators that conforms 90% to the international
norms set by WHO .
To create the indicators I now have to type out 100 indicators by hand
. a few days work for me!!

Can anyone help me with a SIMPLE way to get these indicators from another
place where they have already been properly defined??

many Thanks
Arthur
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Re: [Dhis2-users] DHIS version 2.13 is released

[Arthur Heywood]

LUCKY 13 . well done guys!!
Looking forward to seeing all the improvements
Arthur

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On 17 October 2013 14:50, Lars Helge Øverland  wrote:

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> Hi all,
>
> DHIS 2 version 2.13 is out. This release brings some great new features
> and a much improved Web API.
>
> *(Demo login is admin/district)*
>
>
> - *Dashboard*: We have a completely new dashboard which brings lots of
> new features. It is focused around search - you can use the search area at
> the top to look for and include maps, charts, pivot tables, users, reports
> by clicking on "Add" in the search result. You can now have any number of
> personal dashboards - for instance can create one for each subject you find
> interesting and easily switch between them. You can put any number of items
> on each dashboard and drag-and-drop to arrange them in your preferred
> order. Maps and pivot tables can now be embedded directly (previously they
> appeared as links). Dashboards can be shared with other users or group of
> users, just like you do with charts and pivot tables.
>
> Check it out 
> here
> .
>
>
> - *Touch-device optimized data visualizer* 
> App:
> We have a new App which lets you do advanced analysis and visualize your
> data as a wide range of charts, including bar, column, line, pie, area. It
> works similar to current data visualizer module, only optimized for
> smartphones and tablets. You can load any predefined chart and create new
> charts which later can be saved as favorites. The app is web-based and
> therefore completely integrated with the charts you create in the current
> visualizer module on the web. It is pretty cool - try it out on your
> smartphone or tablet by pointing it to 
> http://apps.dhis2.org/demo
>  and
> select "smartphone" as the log in option, or directly on the web.
>
> - Apps are now *completely integrated in the menu system*, both in
> "services" menu and in the system overview 
> page,
> and are now first-class components in DHIS 2. On the demo you can check it
> out by looking for "Mobile visualizer". Apps are light-weight web
> applications which can be uploaded through the user interface in the "App
> management" module under "maintenance". Read more about the app 
> conceptand
> apps  in DHIS
> 2.
>
> The mobile visualizer app can be downloaded from http://appstore.dhis2.org
>
>
> - The analysis tools - GIS, visualizer (charts) and pivot table - now
> feature more *flexible selection of organisation units* through three
> modes. Select the mode by clicking the gear icon under "organisation
> units". You can select organisation units by *levels*, for instance you
> easily select all facilities in a province by first selecting the province
> from the tree, then the facility level in the level drop-down. You can
> select organisation units by *groups*, for instance you can select a
> province and then all public facilities inside it. You can also select
> multiple organisation units as "boundaries" in GIS. This has been
> harmonized and works similarly across all modules.
>
> Screenshot select by 
> level |
> select by group
>
>
> - *Data surveillance and alerts*: We now have a new component for data
> monitoring / surveillance and user alerts. It lets you monitor data, look
> for outbreaks and send alerts to users for notifiable conditions like
> measles, cholera and yellow fever outbreaks. The solution is an extension
> of validation rules - you can set rule type to "surveillance" (as opposed
> to "validation"). With surveillance rules, you can compar

Re: [Dhis2-users] Fw: Results of eHealth Award - 10 winners

[Arthur Heywood]

Well done ..
GO , Ghana, Go .
Warmest congratulations
Arthur

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On 23 August 2013 10:27, denis adaletey  wrote:

> Hi Folks,
> This is Ghana's second achievment since the implementation of dhis2 in
> less than 2 years! Lets all celebrate Ghana's success!
>
> Regards,
>
> *Denis Leonard Adaletey,*
> ---
> Centre for Health Information Management,
> Ministry of Health,Ghana Health Service,
> P. O. Box GP 2848,
> Ghana.
> Tel-Office:+233-302-668152
> Fax:+233-302-667969
> Email:dadale...@yahoo.com; denis.adale...@ghsmail.org
>
>   - Forwarded Message -
>  *From:* Jørn Braa 
> *To:* emmanuel owusu-ansah 
> *Cc:* Atuahene S. Kyeremeh ; Anthony Ofosu <
> anthony.of...@ghsmail.org>; THELMA J. JAKALIA ;
> Andrew P. Quao ; Dr. K. O. Antwi-Agyei <
> kodeiantwiag...@gmail.com>; Daniel Degbotse ;
> Silas Quaye ; Dr. Maureen M Martey ;
> Phyllis Antwi ; Amy Tsui ;
> TOME CA ; Isaac Adams ; James
> F. Phillips ; Bernard Nkrumah <
> v...@cdc.gov>; EMMA OFORI ; Dr. Frank A.
> Bonsu ; Mr. Selassi - gh D'Almeida <
> dalmei...@gh.afro.who.int>; Ayaga Bawah ;
> Andrew Deyi Saibu ; Andreas Bjerrum <
> andreas.bjer...@moh.gov.gh>; Rahilu Haruna ;
> gilbertbuc...@yahoo.com; Dr.George Amofah ;
> Dr. Afisah Zakariah ; Ola Hodne Titlestad <
> olati...@gmail.com>; Olav Poppe ; Bob Jolliffe <
> bobjolli...@gmail.com>; Knut Staring ; denis adaletey <
> dadale...@yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 23, 2013 6:32 AM
> *Subject:* Re: Results of eHealth Award - 10 winners
>
> Very good! !! Congratulations! ! Jørn
> On 23/08/2013 12:16 AM, "emmanuel owusu-ansah" 
> wrote:
>
> Prof Anthony,
> Congratulation on your achievement. It's a great joy to us all
> Emmanuel
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Aug 22, 2013, at 11:17 AM, "Anthony OfosuBox" <
> anthony.of...@ghsmail.org> wrote:
>
> This is to share with you the recognition of our achievement in improving
> data management in Ghana through eHealth.  Please kindly share this with
> our various partners. We thank all of you for your support in making this
> happen
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* "LANNES, LAURENCE" 
> *Date:* June 5, 2013, 8:30:15 AM GMT
> *To:* "LANNES, LAURENCE" 
> *Subject:* *Results of eHealth Award - 10 winners*
>
>  Dear Participant in the African Development Bank eHealth award,
>   
> The African Development Bank (AfDB) has selected and announced ten 
> winnersof
>  its eHealth competition after receiving more than one hundred proposals
> from innovators across Africa.
>
> The first AfDB eHealth award recognizes the current work being done in e-
> and m-health in Africa. It aims to encourage the production and sharing of
> knowledge on eHealth solutions and provide added value through the sharing
> of lessons learnt in e- and m-health. One hundred and sixteen high-quality
> proposals were  received and reviewed by an expert panel. A total of 40
> short-listed projects were asked to submit a full proposal. 
> ** **
>  The list of winners for the first AfDB eHealth award was selected by a
> technical committee composed of international experts from African
> countries and international organizations. The proposals were evaluated
> according to criteria that included: a clear description and analysis of
> the most important health challenge addressed by the project; a description
> of proposed eHealth solution and how it alleviates the challenge or
> mitigates its effects; a description of innovative aspects of the proposed
> solution; useful lessons learned and recommendations; implementation
> arrangements; budgetary estimates; key strengths of the institution and
> partners leveraged to achieve project goal and objectives; estimated impact
> of roll-out of proposed solution throughout the country; quality of
> information and data provided; and letters of recommendation.
>  The technical committee reviewed and rated the proposals and ten winners
> have been identified against the above mentioned criteria. To reflect the
> variety of proposals received and health challenges addressed, proposals
> were organized into four categories: Access to health information;
> Empowering the health workforce; Health education for the public and
> Delivering health services. 
>   *Category*
>  *Winner*
>  *Name of the proposal*
>   *Access to health information *
>   * *
>  Ghana Health Service
>  District Health Information Management System 2 (DHIMS 2)
>   * *
>  World Health Organization and Ministry of Public Health of Cameroon
>  The application of Information Technology and Communication to improve
> early detection and rapid response to epidemics in Cameroon.
> 

Re: [Dhis2-users] From 'District' to 'Decentralized' and 'Software' to 'System'

[Arthur Heywood]

Aha ... at last a point of (semantic) disagreement!!
We ARE talking about a district health system  that DOES involve
people, governance, leadership etc  all the WHO building blocks  of
which the District health Information System is a key one (the main one for
us HISPers) .
As I see it, the DHIS Software is merely a great piece of software to
support that district health information system

Maybe we should talk about the DHISS when we talk about the software??

Yours semantically
Arthur

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On 2 May 2013 14:37, Jason Pickering  wrote:

> I am all for calling "it" what you want, but I do think "system" might be
> going a bit too far actually.
>
> DHIS is simply the software. What it is not, is the "system" which
> supports the software, the typical distinction between the "Health
> Information System" and the "Health management information
> software/system". In some cases, "system" and "software" are
> used interchangeably, and often a lot of focus is placed on the software,
> while the "system" which the software simply supports, is not provided the
> same level of thought, and is often much more complex because it involves
> people.
>
> Regards,
> Jason
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 8:24 PM, Lars Kristian Roland wrote:
>
>> As an example of an abbreviation that has changed meaning, I would
>> mention GSM, which I believe first meant Group Speciale Mobile (excuse my
>> french) and later Global System for Mobile communication.
>>
>> I would support Prosper's observation that District may not cover the
>> distributed system that DHIS2 has become.
>>
>> MobiLars
>> On 2013 5 2 15:12, "Knut Staring"  wrote:
>>
>>> There is indeed a long history, as Jason points out, and the "district"
>>> focus took its inspiration from the WHO Alma Ata Declaration from 1978 and
>>> its focus on Primary Health Care and "Health For All"
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Ata_Declaration
>>>
>>> Furthermore, the very first versions of DHIS came out of close
>>> collaboration with three pilot districts in Cape Town:
>>> http://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/networks/hisp/hisp-history.html
>>> http://folk.uio.no/patrickr/refdoc/BraaHedberg02.pdf
>>>
>>> http://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/english/research/networks/hisp/integrated-health-information-architecture.html
>>>
>>> However, by this stage, it seems to me that the acronym DHIS has also
>>> acquired quite an identity of its own, a bit like e.g. IBM, a name much
>>> like others, which could be used without necessarily going into "what it
>>> stands for".
>>>
>>> Knut
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Jason Pickering <
>>> jason.p.picker...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
 Hi Proper,

 Remember, with open source software, you are free to call it what you
 want! I know of a private company who has now forked DHIS2 and are calling
 it something entirely different, for their own reasons. In other countries,
 DHIS2 has been  branded differently, according to their own acronyms.

 I would however, not expect a change on this, given the long history. :)

 My two cents,
 Jason



 On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 7:41 PM, Prosper BT  wrote:

> Dear team,
>
> Quite often end users especially below and above the district level
> have asked Why 'District' and we have struggled to explain this by first
> telling history. In passing someone suggested renaming District to
> Decentralized and Software to System.
>
> What it if in respect of maintaining the acronym it becomes
> "Decentralized Health Information System - DHIS?
>
> 'Don't kill the messenger'
>
>
> Regards
>
> --
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Re: [Dhis2-users] Experiences sending SMS alerts based on datamart indicator thresholds

[Arthur Heywood]

Hi Randy
To the best of my knowledge, this is already being done in India, but I am
not sure whether it is in the "mainstream" DHIS2  sundeep or John
*copied) should be able to help with details
Cheers
A
On 6 June 2012 15:11, Wilson,Randy  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> ** **
>
> We’re looking into using DHIS-2 to send SMS alerts to cell phones when
> monthly stock reports indicate that a facility is below a certain
> threshold.  Is this supported by the mobile phone reporting module?  Has
> anyone written code to do this from outside of DHIS-2?  We thought it might
> be useful to build this into the chron job that refreshes the datamart each
> night.
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks,
>
> ** **
>
> Randy Wilson
>
> HMIS advisor
>
> MOH Rwanda
>
> ** **
>
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[Dhis2-users] Hans Rosling on Child Mortality in Tanzania

[Arthur Heywood]

Hi
GREAT video on Child mortality in Tanzania
http://vimeo.com/31413464

http://psihealthylives.com/2011/11/hans-rosling-illustrates-declining-child-mortality-in-tanzania.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HealthyLivesBlog+%28Healthy+Lives+Blog%29

See how information CAN be used
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Re: [Dhis2-users] [udsm_hmis_team] Re: [Dhis2-devs] Is it practical for one data element to exit in two dataset?(eg District Hospital and Health center)?

[Arthur Heywood]

Hi Jason and Andrew
Your advice is the right and logical one BUT  for some reason best known
to the Tanzania HMIS ... we have DIFFERENT age groups for inpatients and
outpatients ..
We database developers have allowed ourselves to be talked into different
age categories for IPD and OPD "in order to please everybody" "so they will
all use our database" ... and have landed up with a proper camel ( horse
designed by a committee) with everyones bits and pieces tagged on

By accepting that we are stuck with this confusion for the lifetime of our
database . and that is what we need to find a solution to!

Regards
Arthur

On 16 September 2011 15:59, Muhire Andrew  wrote:

> Dear Arther, i think you have to consider data element category since you
> are talking of OPD and IPD.This can differ depending on  their categories.
> (Make sure they all have same category eg Age is the same,Gender the same).
> Because most of the data element are the same but differ when you see their
> categories.
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>
> *Muhire Andrew
> *
> *HMIS/Ministry of Health*
> *andrew.muh...@moh.gov.rw*
> *God is my provider.*
>
>
> --
> *From:* Masoud Mahundi 
> *To:* udsm_hmis_t...@googlegroups.com
> *Cc:* "dhis2-users@lists.launchpad.net" ;
> Muhire Andrew ; Ola Hodne Titlestad <
> ol...@ifi.uio.no>; Jason Pickering 
> *Sent:* Friday, September 16, 2011 2:50 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [udsm_hmis_team] Re: [Dhis2-users] [Dhis2-devs] Is it
> practical for one data element to exit in two dataset?(eg District Hospital
> and Health center)?
>
> Sound good, doc. We can discuss that Monday morning
> On 16 Sep 2011 15:47, "Arthur Heywood"  wrote:
> > Mahundi et al
> > Can we not apply this to OUR Tanzania data elements, which have different
> > data elements for IPD and OPD , acute and chronic
> >
> > Working with different data elements with same meaning is driving me MAD
> > e.g. 70 (or more) examples such as
> >
> > - Diabetes Mellitus (ear infection acute, ear infection chronic etc etc
> > etc ) in OPD
> > - Diabetes Mellitus ( etc) in IPD
> >
> > *Why can we not have the same disease in two separate datasets??*
> >
> > Is it not possible to combine these?
> >
> > Regards
> > Arthur
> >
> > On 16 September 2011 14:22, Jason Pickering  >wrote:
> >
> >> This is totally possible. You may have the same data element being
> >> collected on two separate aggregation forms. Instead of creating two
> >> data elements to represent the same thing, you just need to place the
> >> same data element in two separate datasets. If you have "Total
> >> attendance" at both the Hospital and Health center level, then you
> >> might have two sepererate datasets (Hospital and PHC), with some data
> >> elements which are different, some which are common.
> >>
> >> Best practice is to try and consolidate as many data elements as you
> >> can across the different service levels, as in practice, we have seen
> >> that they may be named differently at different service levels, but
> >> actually represent the same occurrence.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Jason
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Muhire Andrew  >
> >> wrote:
> >> > Dear team,
> >> > I can see its possible to link one data element to two or
> >> more
> >> > different dataset, Did this affect anything? eg one data element exit
> in
> >> > both District Hospital and Health Center? can this affect the
> database?
> >> Data
> >> > entry? is it practical?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 
> >> >
> >> > Muhire Andrew
> >> > HMIS/Ministry of Health
> >> > andrew.muh...@moh.gov.rw
> >> > God is my provider.
> >> >
> >> > 
> >> > From: Lars Helge Øverland 
> >> > To: nsanzumuhire venuste 
> >> > Cc: Knut Staring ; Muhire Andrew <
> >> muhireand...@yahoo.com>;
> >> > "dhis2-users@lists.launchpad.net" ;
> Ola
> >> > Hodne Titlestad ; "dhis2-d...@lists.launchpad.net"
> >> > 
> >> > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 9:30 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: [Dhis2-users] Re : Dear Dhis2 users how can i delete?
> >> >
> >> > Hi,
> >> > most operation

Re: [Dhis2-users] [Dhis2-devs] Is it practical for one data element to exit in two dataset?(eg District Hospital and Health center)?

[Arthur Heywood]

Mahundi et al
Can we not apply this to OUR Tanzania  data elements, which have different
data elements for IPD and OPD , acute and chronic

Working with different  data elements with same meaning is driving me MAD
e.g. 70 (or more) examples such as

   - Diabetes Mellitus (ear infection acute, ear infection chronic etc etc
   etc ) in OPD
   - Diabetes Mellitus ( etc)  in IPD

*Why can we not have the same disease in two separate datasets??*

Is it not possible to combine these?

Regards
Arthur

On 16 September 2011 14:22, Jason Pickering wrote:

> This is totally possible. You may have the same data element being
> collected on two separate aggregation forms. Instead of creating two
> data elements to represent the same thing, you just need to place the
> same data element in two separate datasets. If you have "Total
> attendance" at both the Hospital and Health center level, then you
> might have two sepererate datasets (Hospital and PHC), with some data
> elements which are different, some which are common.
>
> Best practice is to try and consolidate as many data elements as you
> can across the different service levels, as in practice, we have seen
> that they may be named differently at different service levels, but
> actually represent the same occurrence.
>
> Regards,
> Jason
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Muhire Andrew 
> wrote:
> > Dear team,
> > I can see its possible to link one data element to two or
> more
> > different dataset, Did this affect anything?  eg one data element exit in
> > both District Hospital and Health Center? can this affect the database?
> Data
> > entry? is it practical?
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> > Muhire Andrew
> > HMIS/Ministry of Health
> > andrew.muh...@moh.gov.rw
> > God is my provider.
> >
> > 
> > From: Lars Helge Øverland 
> > To: nsanzumuhire venuste 
> > Cc: Knut Staring ; Muhire Andrew <
> muhireand...@yahoo.com>;
> > "dhis2-users@lists.launchpad.net" ; Ola
> > Hodne Titlestad ; "dhis2-d...@lists.launchpad.net"
> > 
> > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 9:30 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Dhis2-users] Re : Dear Dhis2 users how can i delete?
> >
> > Hi,
> > most operations are cached at the database layer so when doing manual
> > database operations outside dhis you will need to either restart the
> > application or clear the cache by going to "adminstration" -> "cache
> > statistics" and clicking "clear cache".
> >
> > Lars
> >
> >
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Re: [Dhis2-users] [Dhis2-devs] Is it practical for one data element to exit in two dataset?(eg District Hospital and Health center)?

[Arthur Heywood]

Mahundi et al
Can we not apply this to OUR Tanzania  data elements, which have different
data elements for IPD and OPD , acute and chronic

Working with different  data elements with same meaning is driving me MAD
e.g. 70 (or more) examples such as

   - Diabetes Mellitus (ear infection acute, ear infection chronic etc etc
   etc ) in OPD
   - Diabetes Mellitus in IPD

*Why can we not have the same disease in two separate datasets??*

Is it not possible to combine these?

Regards
Arthur

On 16 September 2011 14:22, Jason Pickering wrote:

> This is totally possible. You may have the same data element being
> collected on two separate aggregation forms. Instead of creating two
> data elements to represent the same thing, you just need to place the
> same data element in two separate datasets. If you have "Total
> attendance" at both the Hospital and Health center level, then you
> might have two sepererate datasets (Hospital and PHC), with some data
> elements which are different, some which are common.
>
> Best practice is to try and consolidate as many data elements as you
> can across the different service levels, as in practice, we have seen
> that they may be named differently at different service levels, but
> actually represent the same occurrence.
>
> Regards,
> Jason
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Muhire Andrew 
> wrote:
> > Dear team,
> > I can see its possible to link one data element to two or
> more
> > different dataset, Did this affect anything?  eg one data element exit in
> > both District Hospital and Health Center? can this affect the database?
> Data
> > entry? is it practical?
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> > Muhire Andrew
> > HMIS/Ministry of Health
> > andrew.muh...@moh.gov.rw
> > God is my provider.
> >
> > 
> > From: Lars Helge Øverland 
> > To: nsanzumuhire venuste 
> > Cc: Knut Staring ; Muhire Andrew <
> muhireand...@yahoo.com>;
> > "dhis2-users@lists.launchpad.net" ; Ola
> > Hodne Titlestad ; "dhis2-d...@lists.launchpad.net"
> > 
> > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 9:30 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Dhis2-users] Re : Dear Dhis2 users how can i delete?
> >
> > Hi,
> > most operations are cached at the database layer so when doing manual
> > database operations outside dhis you will need to either restart the
> > application or clear the cache by going to "adminstration" -> "cache
> > statistics" and clicking "clear cache".
> >
> > Lars
> >
> >
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Re: [Dhis2-users] Road map fall 2011

[Arthur Heywood]

Hi Lars
This roadmap looks like it will produce some good outputs  however there
are two things I do NOT see on the roadmap 

   1. Human Resource module integration ... this is backlogged since our
   meeting in Oslo more than a year ago !! ... can the UDSM team not work on
   this using this launchpad tracking system??
   2. the Data analyser ... this is one of the most useful toools I have
   seen on DHIS for a long time and it would be great if some of the indian
   team can start "unhacking " it

...
Cheers
Arthur
2011/7/6 Lars Helge Øverland 

>
> Hi all,
>
> the road map for the fall of 2011 is ready. You can find it here:
>
> http://dhis2.org/roadmap
>
>
> There has been many comments and wishes and we have tried to make as many
> people happy as possible, at the same time trying to be innovative and take
> advantage of the emerging possibilities for web development. The road map
> shows the major functionality blueprints, there will of course be additional
> minor functions for each release.
>
> Having a road map is good but we reserve the right to make changes - we
> know that new requirements appear as DHIS 2 is being implemented in new
> countries which might justify re-prioritization. The releases have a
> two-month cycle and will continue to be "time-boxed", meaning that we push
> back functionality if it is not ready by the time of release.
>
>
>
>
> regards, Lars
>
>
>
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Re: [Dhis2-users] DHIS use by international NGO?

[Arthur Heywood]

Hi Mark
Another organisation using DHIS across many countries in East Africa (
Kneya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda to my knowledge) is CHAI ... Clinton Health
Access initiative

Further details from the people copied above
Regards
Arthur

On 29 June 2011 19:36, Mark Spohr  wrote:

> A international NGO is looking for a system collect and manage data from
> programs in 8 countries.
> I think that DHIS should work well for them.
> Does anyone know of an organization using DHIS across countries?
>
> --
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