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CHISU highlights effort to strengthen Haiti’s health system with data during visit of U.S. government representatives

A high-level delegation from USAID, CDC, PEPFAR, and the U.S. Department of State visited Haiti in October 2024 to learn about progress and challenges. Read more ›

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CHISU advances cost-effective maternal and neonatal programming in Indonesia with data

CHISU Indonesia partners with the Ministry of Health to train staff on cost-effective analysis to improve resource allocation. Read more ›

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CHISU @ 8th Annual Symposium on Health Systems Research

We are excited to be at the 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR) in Nagasaki, Japan from November 18-22! We’ll be sharing our work supporting health systems strengthening by investing in HIS governance approaches for sustainable digital health transformation. Read more ›

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CHISU’s partner city in Indonesia wins award for its commitment to integrated primary care

In Indonesia, we have supported Mojokerto City to launch its Integrated Primary Health Care (ILP) program. Mojokerto recently won an award honoring its commitment to the ILP program. Read more ›

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CHISU @ The American Society of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine (ASTMH) Annual Meeting 2024

CHISU is at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana from November 13 - 17, 2024! Read more ›

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Supporting Integrated Primary Care Services in Indonesia

In East Java’s Mojokerto City, CHISU is supporting the District Health Office to update the city’s electronic medical records (EMR) system (called Gayatri) to the lens of ILP and connect it to Indonesia’s national health information exchange platform, SATUSEHAT. In October 2024, Mojokerto City officially launched its ILP and Labkesmas Tingkat 2 programs at an event to showcase Mojokerto’s digital transformation journey so far. Read more ›

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CHISU @ World One Health Congress

CHISU shares how interoperable information systems advance One Health programming in Burkina Faso, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, and Indonesia Read more ›

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USAID and CHISU's Support for Serbia's Health System Digitalization: New Steps Toward Improving Healthcare Services

CHISU hosted an event on September 12, 2024 to officially close out its program in Serbia. Read more ›

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CHISU shares perspective to guide Ghana's health information system enterprise architecture

In July 2024, we participated in a meeting with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and other stakeholders to shape the future of GHS's digital infrastructure by guiding health information exchange to strengthen health care delivery. Read more ›

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CHISU Hosts Workshop to Enhance Surveillance Information Systems for Zoonotic Diseases in Indonesia

CHISU supported a two-day workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia, that brought together national and regional stakeholders to have better data on zoonotic infections so that Indonesia will be prepared to more efficiently detect and respond to future outbreaks. Read more ›

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Using Stages of Continuous Improvement (SOCI) assessments to measure Burkina Faso's HIS progression

We have the privilege of supporting the Burkinabe Ministry of Health in establishing a shared and measurable vision to bring the country’s diverse stakeholders together to fulfill this goal and ensure forward progress as technology and health challenges continue to evolve. We are partnering to do this using Health Information System (HIS) Stages of Continuous Improvement (SOCI) assessments to measure the country’s HIS progression. Burkina Faso’s first SOCI assessment in 2021 established an important baseline, identifying gaps to inform investment and action. CHISU completed a repeat SOCI in 2024, providing a measurable view of Burkina Faso’s HIS progression. Read more ›

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CHISU announces Dr. Stephanie Watson-Grant as program director

CHISU is pleased to announce that Stephanie Watson-Grant is transitioning from deputy director to program director of CHISU. Read more ›

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CHISU Indonesia Wins 2024 USAID Health Systems Strengthening Case Competition

CHISU’s pioneering work to measure and strengthen Indonesia's HIS progression was one of three winners out of 109 submissions from 44 countries. Read more ›

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Democratic Republic of Congo hosts scientific conference to share lessons learned to improve malaria prevention and control

The joint Scientific Days conference was held from May 20–23, 2024, at the University of Lubumbashi to share learning for malaria control. Read more ›

CHISU at the Africa Digital Health Summit

CHISU @ The Africa Digital Health Summit

We are excited to be at the Africa Digital Health Summit in Lagos, Nigeria from June 27-28, 2024! We will be sharing our work to advance digital health transformation across Africa through panels, posters, and side events.  Find CHISU staff in these sessions: Panel Discussions Practical Applications of Gender in Health Information Systems and Digital Health Read more ›

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CHISU at the 77th World Health Assembly

Panels, posters and and multi-stakeholder dialogue. Read more ›

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Indonesia launches interoperability mediator to advance the country's digital transformation

The Ministry of Health’s Center for Data and Information Technology (PUSDATIN) and the Directorate of Disease Prevention and Control (P2PM), in collaboration with CHISU, launched the SATUSEHAT Interoperability Mediator in Jombang, East Java as the pilot district within CHISU focused areas.  Read more ›

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CHISU Highlights from October 2021-March 2022

We have had busy months supporting digital transformation across 4 continents. Read more ›

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What has CHISU been up to in 2021?

We have had a busy year supporting digital transformation across 4 continents. Read more ›

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New Policy Brief Makes Case for More Inclusive Data Collection and Use

A new policy brief from experts at RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, and John Snow, Inc., (JSI) calls for global action in the international development community to ensure data collection and use is more inclusive. The brief was published December 2, 2021 by RTI Press, a global publisher of peer-reviewed, open-access publications. Read more ›