Activity Updates

COVID-19 Data Technical Working Group in Namibia

Strengthening health information system (HIS) leadership and governance is a priority for Namibia’s Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) Health Information and Research Directorate (HIRD).

Creating a National Data Quality Assurance Plan in Mali

Mali recently developed its first national data quality assurance (DQA) plan, which will help improve data quality issues around malaria and other health issues. CHISU supported this initiative, which included consultations with various HIS stakeholders.

Malaria HIS Governance Technical Working Group Meetings in Madagascar

CHISU has reinforced malaria health information system governance in Madagascar by conducting quarterly surveillance, monitoring, and evaluation (SME) technical working group (TWG) meetings that aim to monitor activity implementation and ensure that interventions align with the ob

Revising the Thresholds for Malaria Surveillance Guidelines in Kenya

Kenya developed the first edition of its malaria surveillance guidelines in 2023, which outlined surveillance approaches to be implemented across the 26 malaria epidemic-prone (EPR) counties.

CHISU Haiti Presents at the Global Digital Health Forum

CHISU supported Haiti’s Ministry of Health (UEP-MSPP) to attend and present at the Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) in December 2023. Dr.

Semiannual Malaria Review Meetings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In 2023, CHISU supported semiannual malaria data review meetings in nine provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

CHISU Côte d’Ivoire's Resident Advisor Presents at the Global Digital Health Forum

In December 2023, Côte d’Ivoire Resident Advisor Dr. Rahim Kebe presented during the Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) panel “Building Resilience during Emergencies: Insights on Strengthening Health Systems and Global Health Security from Studying USAID’s COVID-19 Emergency Digital Health…

Vaccination Data Backlog Workshops in Burkina Faso

In 2023, CHISU supported workshops for COVID-19 vaccination data backlog cleaning in the Po and Manga health districts of Burkina Faso.

CHISU Supports Workshop for Terminology Standards Used in SATUSEHAT

In January 2024, CHISU collaborated with the Ministry of Health’s Center for Data and Information Technology (Pusdatin) to organize a monitoring and evaluation workshop on terminology standards used by the SATUSEHAT platform.

CHISU Supports Health Care Digitization Workshops in Serbia

Serbia continues to strategically plan the country’s journey toward digitization in health care. CHISU supported the organization of two workshops to help the country achieve that digitization.

Supportive Supervision Visit on Malaria Data Quality in Ghana

CHISU recently participated in a follow-up supportive supervision visit on malaria data quality at health facilities in Ghana’s Sefwi Akontombra district. The CHISU team joined the U.S.