District Health Information Software 2

Name

District Health Information Software 2

Legal name

HISP Centre at the University of Oslo

Website

https://dhis2.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Information Management Systems (HMIS)

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance (BPADAEAL)

Keywords

• Health information systems
• Open source software
• Disease surveillance platform
• Education data management
• Digital public good

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Digital Public Good - Free and Open Source: DHIS2 is freely available as a Digital Public Good. The software platform is open-source and license-free for use by governments and organizations. The project is led by HISP Centre at University of Oslo and supported by donors from around the world.
2. Shared Services Fee: HISP UiO introduced the DHIS2 Shared Services Fee which offers a model for collectively sustaining the DHIS2 platform. This provides a sustainable funding mechanism for platform maintenance and development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

DHIS2 is a free, open-source software platform that enables governments and organizations to collect, validate, analyze, visualize, and securely share data across health, education, logistics, and climate-sensitive disease surveillance programs. The platform is delivered as a Digital Public Good with no license fees, with sustainable funding provided by international donors and a Shared Services Fee model, while implementation, customization, and training are delivered through the global HISP network of regional groups.

Product overview

DHIS2 is a unified open-source platform-plus-modules architecture built and maintained by the HISP Centre at the University of Oslo. The core DHIS2 Core Platform serves as the foundation, supporting data collection, validation, analysis, visualization, and secure sharing across multiple sectors. The platform is extended through specialized vertical products including DHIS2 for Health (the world's most popular HMIS), DHIS2 for Education (DHIS2-Ed), DHIS2 for Logistics (DHIS2-LMIS), and DHIS2 Climate & Health. Key modules include DHIS2 Tracker for longitudinal patient data, DHIS2 Disease Surveillance for early warning systems, and the CHAP Modeling Platform for AI-powered predictive analytics. The ecosystem is further extended via the DHIS2 App Hub for custom applications, the DHIS2 Android Mobile App for offline data collection, and DHIS2 Academy for global training and capacity building. The platform supports FHIR interoperability and open APIs for system integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DHIS2 for Education (DHIS2-Ed): Education management information system platform extending DHIS2 to the education sector
• DHIS2 Climate & Health
• DHIS2 Academy
• Digital Nigeria Education Management Information System (DNEMIS)

Products and services

• DHIS2 Core Platform Open-source health information software platform supporting data collection, validation, analysis, visualization, and secure sharing across health, education, logistics, and other sectors. Designed for governments and organizations in low- and middle-income countries.
• DHIS2 Android Mobile App Mobile application for capturing data online and offline on Android phones and tablets, enabling data collection in resource-challenged environments with limited connectivity. Used by health workers, teachers, and field data collectors.
• DHIS2 for Education (DHIS2-Ed) Free and open-source Education Management Information System (EMIS) powered by DHIS2, enabling collection, analysis, visualization, and use of individual and aggregate data from educational institutions. For ministries of education and school systems.
• DHIS2 for Health Integrated health information platform facilitating holistic data management across HMIS, disease surveillance, immunization campaigns, health intelligence, and One Health approaches. Targeted at government health ministries and national health programs.
• DHIS2 for Logistics (DHIS2-LMIS) Electronic Logistics Management Information System (eLMIS) for managing stocks and equipment at facility or community level, seamlessly integrated with upstream national logistics systems. For health supply chain agencies and immunization/logistics programs.
• DHIS2 Climate & Health Platform for integrated climate and health systems offering tools for integrating climate, weather, and environmental data with health information for climate-resilient health systems. For government health and environment programs in climate-vulnerable countries.
• DHIS2 App Hub Platform allowing users to install and share custom apps and plugins for DHIS2, extending the platform's functionality through community-contributed extensions. For DHIS2 implementers, developers, and users.
• DHIS2 Academy Capacity building program offering in-person and online training courses, learning paths, and certification to develop DHIS2 skills among users, managers, and developers worldwide. For ministries, implementers, and individual practitioners.
• CHAP Modeling Platform Climate and Health Analytics Platform providing AI-powered predictive modeling for forecasting climate-sensitive diseases using DHIS2 data. For health programs and researchers working on climate-resilient health systems.
• Karame School Attendance App Mobile application developed for the Rwanda Ministry of Education to digitally transform student attendance tracking with real-time tracking, secure data sync, and offline functionality.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nigeria replaced a process taking nearly two years to produce usable data with near real-time data access through DNEMIS
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026JICA visited HISP UiO for a three-day technical workshop exploring how DHIS2 can support Japan's Digital Maternal and Child Health Handbook initiative, including antenatal care, postnatal care, immunization, and nutrition programs.
• HISP RwandacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026HISP Rwanda provides technical support for DHIS2 implementations including Climate & Health projects in Comoros, EMR projects in Chad, and education programs.
• HISP West & Central Africa (WCA)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026HISP WCA supports DHIS2 implementation across 23 countries in West & Central Africa, providing assessments, strategic planning, system design, and capacity building.
• HISP EthiopiacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026HISP Ethiopia supports integrated supportive supervision tools digitalization and maternal & child health training using DHIS2.
• HISP UgandacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026HISP Uganda provides DHIS2 training, mental health data infrastructure development, and National Development Plan Monitoring & Evaluation system support.
• HISP TanzaniacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026HISP Tanzania supports Ministry of Health with proxy indicators and dashboards for immediate decision-making in areas with structured monthly reporting.
• HISP Mozambique (Saudigitus)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026HISP Mozambique collaborated with HISP Rwanda on development of the Karame school attendance app for Rwanda Ministry of Education.
• West African Health Organization (WAHO)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026HISP WCA works with WAHO to develop a regional digital platform collecting data from all 15 ECOWAS member countries, including HIV, malaria, and nutrition programmatic data.
• WHO AFROcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026HISP groups collaborate with WHO AFRO to support the AFRO regional DHIS2 platform as a joint effort across African HISP groups.
• Save the ChildrenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Save the Children collaborated with HISP Rwanda and Ministry of Education Rwanda on the Karame school attendance app development.
• University of OslocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe HISP Centre at the University of Oslo develops and maintains the DHIS2 open-source software. UiO coordinates the global DHIS2 project and HISP network.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO works with DHIS2 for health data standards and guidelines. DHIS2 incorporates WHO standards and supports the WHO Health Data Toolkit for public health use cases.
• Sichuan Provincial Health Information AssociationmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerChina's Sichuan Provincial Health Information Association completed DHIS2 localization into Chinese, developed CDHIS2 open-source project for domestic deployment, and is building DHIS2 into a provincial health management data hub.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• OpenMRS: Open-source electronic medical record platform widely deployed in LMIC health systems with a similar community-driven development model. Directly comparable to DHIS2's individual-level Tracker capabilities and overlapping ministry-of-health customer base in Africa and Asia.
• Bahmni: Open-source hospital management and EMR system built on OpenMRS, used by hospitals in LMICs. Comparable as a co-deployed open-source health information platform serving similar public-sector providers, often alongside DHIS2 in country health IT stacks.
• Dimagi (CommCare): Mobile data collection and case management platform for frontline health workers and development programs. Directly comparable to DHIS2 on offline-capable mobile data capture for community health and humanitarian use cases, often competing in donor tenders.
• Medic (Community Health Toolkit): Open-source digital toolkit (CHT) for community health workers, including data collection, decision support, and longitudinal tracking. Overlaps with DHIS2's Tracker and Android Capture use cases for community-level health workflows in LMICs.
• OpenELIS: Open-source laboratory information system used by public health laboratories, often co-deployed with national HMIS platforms like DHIS2. Comparable as an open-source public-health data system targeting LMIC ministries of health.
• iHRIS (IntraHealth): Open-source human resources information system for health workforce management. Directly comparable as a HR/operational open-source data platform commonly integrated with DHIS2-style HMIS deployments in LMICs.

Emerging players

• ODK (Open Data Kit): Open-source data collection toolkit for mobile and offline surveys, widely used in research and field programs. Comparable to DHIS2's offline capture capabilities as a lighter-weight, more general-purpose data collection alternative.
• SurveyCTO: Survey and data collection platform for research and program M&E in LMICs. Comparable to DHIS2's mobile capture and program-monitoring workflows, often used alongside or as alternatives to DHIS2 in donor-funded programs.

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Health (Cerner): Large commercial EHR and population health vendor increasingly pursuing LMIC and donor-funded national health system contracts. Comparable as a competing national-scale health information platform, though typically in higher-resource settings.
• Epic Systems: Largest US-based EHR vendor with growing global footprint including international public-sector deployments. Adjacent incumbent competing for the largest national-scale health IT contracts that DHIS2-style platforms also pursue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Dhis2Org
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dhis-2
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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