Logistics

DHIS2 provides a simple and user-friendly application for managing medical stocks at the facility or community level that can be seamlessly integrated with full-scale, upstream national logistics management information systems. Here you can read examples of how countries and organizations are using DHIS2 for Logistics for improved supply chain management and better health program outcomes.

Using DHIS2 for Improved Cold Chain Equipment Monitoring and Management in Malawi

Malawi’s Ministry of Health used DHIS2 Tracker to register and manage its vaccine cold chain equipment, cataloging more than 300 pieces of equipment across 20 districts in only four weeks, and reducing inventory reporting time from years to minutes.

Building an Innovative Epidemiological Platform in Chile with Local Expertise and Community Support

The Ministry of Health of Chile independently developed a cloud-based implementation of DHIS2 at national scale — improving effectiveness and lowering costs — using public documentation, free training material, and input from the global DHIS2 community

Training of users on order processing using Medexis

Mali implements an integrated eLMIS leveraging DHIS2 and MEDEXIS for real-time logistics management

Integrating digital logistics management software with the existing national DHIS2 system allows Mali to achieve end-to-end electronic health supply chain management for data-backed timely stock replenishment, thereby reducing stock-outs in health facilities

Chart showing a growing trend of people on ART and reducing treatment gap.

Nepal employs DHIS2 Tracker for improved data and results in its national HIV program

Key stakeholders of the national HIV program in Nepal used biometric data in Tracker to enhance testing, care and treatment services, increasing the proportion of people receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) from 65% to 84%

Nigeria integrates last-mile vaccine supply chain data in DHIS2 to improve visibility and use at sub-national levels

The Nigerian Ministry of Health extended its DHIS2-based HMIS to include logistics and stock management for immunization programs, supporting improvements in vaccination coverage and a 98% reduction in reported stockouts nationwide

Adapting the Existing DHIS2 to Support Supply Chain Decision Making in Botswana

The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program worked with Botswana’s Ministry of Health to integrate supply chain data into the national HMIS, providing a cost-effective solution that has helped prevent treatment interruptions

Deploying DHIS2 for eLMIS to improve Malaria stock management in Equatorial Guinea

The Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project customized the WHO-DHIS2 logistics module to help prevent stock-outs, improve forecasting and strengthen program management

A schematic drawing of the integrated supply chain system

Harnessing the interoperability capabilities of DHIS2 to deliver life-saving logistics systems in Mozambique

Donor agencies and implementing partners support the government of Mozambique to strengthen the country’s health logistics by interconnecting DHIS2 and other systems for electronic supply chain management

Combining Health and Supply Chain Management in Lao with DHIS2

Lao has integrated mSupply and DHIS2 to facilitate joint analysis of logistics and health program data to achieve more actionable analysis and support efficient planning

Integrating HMIS and eLMIS systems for better decision making in Malawi

Malawi used an interoperability layer to bring data from OpenLMIS into DHIS2 to facilitate composite analysis of stock and health data to support effective logistics planning

Innovative management of COVID-19 vaccine delivery in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka uses DHIS2 to track immunizations, monitor stocks, and produce verifiable vaccination certificates through integration with DIVOC