Technical Guidance on leprosy/Hansen disease case-based management system (based on DHIS2)

Overview

DHIS2 (District Health Information System 2) is a tool for collection, validation, analysis and presentation of aggregate and patient‐based data, tailored but not limited to integrated health information management activities. It is a generic tool rather than a pre‐configured database application, with an open metadata model and a flexible user interface that allows the user to design the contents of a specific information system without the need for programming. DHIS2 is a modular, web‐based software package built with free and open-source Java frameworks.

The WHO Global Leprosy Programme (GLP) has been using DHIS2‐based application to collect aggregate data at country level since 2016. Guided by the feedback received, a case‐based monitoring system based on DHIS2 has been established for effective surveillance and improved data management system.