HISP
The Health Information Systems Programme (HISP) is a global network established, managed and coordinated by the Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo.
We design, implement, and sustain Health Information Systems following a participatory approach to support local management of health care delivery and information flows in selected health facilities, districts, and provinces, and its further spread within and across developing countries.
The DHIS 2 Software
At the core of HISP is the development of the open source and free software DHIS 2 (District Health Information System 2), a tool for collection, validation, analysis, and presentation of aggregate and transactional data, tailored (but not limited) to integrated health information management activities. Read more.
Research and Education
HISP has developed and supports Master programmes in developing countries and PhD education at the University of Oslo. Read more.
DHIS 2 Implementations
DHIS 2 is today considered as an international standards, and potentially covering more than 1.3 billion people with its services appraised as one of the largest and most successful global health information systems. Read more.
The HISP History
HISP was initiated in the post-apartheid South-Africa in 1994 as a part of the restructuring of the health care system. Read more.
Partners - HISP Network for Action
HISP as a ‘network of action’, comprises of various entities, including Universities, Ministries of Health, international agencies like WHO, and in-country implementing agencies like HISP India. Read more.
