CHISU @ Global Digital Health Forum 2024

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We are excited to be part of the Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya! If you are registered for the event in person or virtually, join us to learn about our work strengthening health information systems around the world through lightning talks, presentations, solution demos, workshops, and more. Learn more about our involvement at GDHF 2024 below. 

Wednesday December 4, 2024

Time: 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. EAT

Location: In-person, Talek

Poster Presentation: Empowering health workers with data analysis and use skills to address immunization coverage challenges in Madagascar

About: This poster presents Madagascar's efforts to improve immunization data quality and coverage with CHISU’s support. Addressing a nearly 20 percent gap between administrative and WHO/UNICEF immunization coverage data, the Madagascar Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) focused on skill development, data validation, and innovative solutions. Key outcomes include improved Penta vaccine coverage and reduced stockouts, highlighting the role of accurate data in enhancing vaccination coverage, supporting evidence-based decisions, and advancing public health goals like Universal Health Coverage.

Presenters: Randriamboavonjy Rado, Tokinirina Andrianantoandro, Oméga Raobela, Solofo Razakamiadana , Lova Avotra Ralijaona, Laurent Kapesa

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. EAT

Location: In-person, Appy Hour

Solution Demonstration: Defragmenting TB service delivery through implementation of interoperability layer in Indonesia - Challenges and lessons

About: Indonesia utilizes health information exchange (HIE) strategies for tuberculosis elimination by 2025. The country introduced SATUSEHAT, an FHIR-based HIE platform, to improve TB data integration across healthcare facilities, enhancing case reporting and proactive case finding. CHISU supported the development of the SATUSEHAT Interoperability Mediator, a tool which supports the Electronic Medical Record and Lab system. This demo will explore how the development of the SATUSEHAT Interoperability Mediator has the potential to defragment the health system, and ensure the health data governance principles of promoting health values.

Presenters:  Taufiq Sitompul, Senior Technical Advisor, and Vickry Ghufron, Senior HIS Governance Specialist

Thursday December 5, 2024

Time: 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. EAT

Location: In-person, Main Stage

Panel: Critical ingredients for digital transformation - Perspectives from global health leaders

About: This panel brings together high-level ministry officials from Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Cote d'Ivoire to explore the "why" and "how" of national investments in digital health transformation. The session highlights innovative approaches and critical challenges faced by governments as they navigate health system digitalization. Panelists will reflect on their countries' journeys, from strategic investments to managing digital health challenges. Audience members will gain a deeper understanding of how to drive impactful digital transformation and ensure resilient health systems in diverse contexts.

Presenters:

• Stephanie Watson-Grant, Project Director, CHISU
• Pak Setiaji, Expert Staff, Ministry of Health, Government of Indonesia
• Joseline Carias Galeano, COO, RECAINSA
• Frank Simon Blehiri, Directeur de l'Informatique et de la Santé Digitale, Ministry of Health, Côte d’Ivoire
• Mesoud Mohamed, Ministry of Health, Ethiopia

Time: 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. EAT

Location: In-person, Tabora

Lightning Talk: Localizing digital transformation in Indonesia through a shared and measurable vision for HIS progression

About: This lightning talk explores how Castellum Digital Indonesia and CHISU partnered up to empower regional health offices and frontline health facilities, creating a measurable pathway to elevate health outcomes across Indonesia.

Presenter: Ratih Syabrina, Director, Castellum Digital Indonesia

Time: 3:10 - 4:10 p.m. EAT

Location: In-person, Batian

Workshop: Help us upgrade the Digital Health Investment Review Tool

About: To reflect the increasingly complex landscape of digital tools, CHISU is leading the upgrade of the existing Digital Health Investment Review Tool (DHIRT). This workshop will provide an important opportunity for countries’ ministries of health and local entrepreneurs to provide input into DHIRT.

Presenters: 

• Steve Ollis, Senior Digital Transformation Advisor, CHISU
• Sherri Haas, Senior Digital Health Systems Advisor, USAID
• Fouad Abu-Hijleh, Senior Technical Officer, JSI

Time: 3:10-4:10 p.m. EAT

Location: In-person, Tabora

Lighting Talk 8: How digitalization improved decision making for health financing in Indonesia

About: This session covers Indonesia’s efforts to digitalize its National Health Accounts (NHA) system to streamline health expenditure tracking and support evidence-based policymaking. CHISU partnered with Indonesia’s Ministry of Health to develop the Sistem Informasi Pendanaan Kesehatan (SIPK), a digital platform integrating health financing data from key sources. The initiative aims to address data fragmentation and improve the timeliness and accuracy of NHA reports for better health resource allocation.

Presenter: Taufiq Sitompul, Senior Technical Advisor, CHISU Indonesia

Time: 6:00-6:45 p.m. EAT

Location: Virtual Main Stage

Lightning Talk 9: Optimizing resource centers as participatory governance platforms for accelerating health information exchange: Lessons from national to sub-national implementation in Indonesia

About: This session focuses on Indonesia’s Health Information System (HIS) Resource Center, developed by the Ministry of Health with CHISU’s support to enhance collaborative governance in digital health transformation. The platform provides resources for stakeholders across the HIS ecosystem, fostering communication and coordination for initiatives like its national health information exchange platform (SATUSEHAT) and digital maturity assessments. By enabling knowledge sharing among health departments, practitioners, and experts, the HIS Resource Center strengthens participatory governance and accelerates digital health advancements in Indonesia.

Presenter: Vickry Adzkary Ghufron, Senior HIS Governance Specialist, CHISU Indonesia

Friday December 6, 2024

Time: 11:30 AM-12:30 p.m. EAT

Location: In-person, Tabora

Individual Presentation 14: Towards health information systems alignment for performance: the central role of DHIS2

About: This presentation discusses Niger’s efforts to integrate fragmented health information systems by adopting DHIS2 as a unified data warehouse. The initiative aims to enhance data quality, reduce redundancies, and improve decision-making in line with the country's Health Development Plan. Participants will learn about the methodologies, challenges, and successes of Niger's approach, which provides a scalable model for other countries striving for interoperable health data systems.

Presenter: Moise Tuho, Resident Advisor, CHISU Niger

Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. EAT

Location: In-person, Lenana

Workshop: What gets measured gets done: Applying the Stages of Continuous Improvement toolkit to advance health information system maturity

About: CHISU digitized, applied, and assessed the health information systems (HIS) Stages of Continuous Improvement (SOCI) toolkit in seven countries at least once since 2021. This interactive workshop will delve into these HIS SOCI results to demonstrate how the digitized toolkit facilitates coordination and collaboration to achieve improved understanding and accountability to advance HIS progression and ultimately strengthen health systems for improved health outcomes.

Presenters: 

• Alimou Barry, Health Information Systems Governance Lead, CHISU
• Tiomaida Seviana, Head, Center for Data and Information Technology
• Pak Setiaji, Expert Staff, Ministry of Health, Government of Indonesia 
• Assane Ouangare, Inspector General of Services, Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso 
• Bosiljka Djikanovic, Professor at the Institute of Social Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia