The DHIS2 Annual Conference is a unique opportunity to share experiences and knowledge around DHIS2 implementation with a wide audience, and for the DHIS2 community to learn from the many diverse uses, settings, themes and domains in which we work.
We will carefully review all submitted presentation abstracts. Abstracts will be considered for inclusion in conference plenary or parallel sessions, for in-person presentation, or for display as online posters. We are anticipating a high number of abstracts, and we unfortunately will not be able to accept all submissions.
To help improve the quality of abstract submissions, we have updated our submission form to request more specific details about each abstract. We advise you to review this form and click through the slides below to learn more before submitting your abstract.
- Deadline for submission: 1 February 2026
- Date of notification of acceptance: From 2 March 2025
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Topic selection & themes of interest
This year, we are accepting abstracts on any topic related to DHIS2. While there are no specific categories your abstracts must fall into, we are particularly interested in abstracts that relate to these cross-cutting themes:
DHIS2 for Climate & Health
The negative impacts of climate change on human health is an area of worldwide concern, and countries around the world are exploring the possibilities of using technology and data to improve the climate-resilience of health systems. We are interested in abstracts on DHIS2 and climate, weather, environmental, emissions, or pollution data, both in isolation and in combination with data from health programs or other domains (agriculture, education, forestry, water management, etc.)
Supporting positive impacts with DHIS2
We are interested in abstracts that demonstrate the impact of DHIS2 use by itself or in connection with other solutions in contributing to concrete results in any sector and at any scale. This can include programmatic outcomes, organizational outcomes, supporting work processes and practices, driving decision making, making systems more effective, and facilitating collaboration, etc. Examples should be specific and refer to impact that has already occurred and can be documented in some way, not potential or hypothetical impact.
DHIS2 and Digital Public Infrastructure
In many implementations, DHIS2 servers as foundational digital infrastructure which are critical for public sector service monitoring and delivery. In addition, DHIS2 needs to be connected to other digital public infrastructures, for example national civil registration platforms or national identity platforms. We invite abstracts that show how DHIS2 itself serves as a digital public infrastructure and how it is connected to other digital public infrastructures to provide critical public services.
Critical thinking around AI use, pros and cons
As a well-established platform for data collection, management and analysis in use in over 100 countries, DHIS2 offers many exciting possibilities for leveraging AI to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the programs it is used to support across many sectors. At the same time, AI technologies evolve quickly and raise technical, ethical, and operational concerns. We invite abstracts that provide real life examples, perspectives and critical thinking around AI use in DHIS2 implementations.
DHIS2 and Digital Sovereignty
Local ownership and local capacity have been in the DNA of DHIS2 and HISP since its inception; however, now more than ever organizations, Ministries, and governments are looking for digital systems that offer them data, application, financial, and capacity sovereignty. We are interested in abstracts that explore how DHIS2 is able to provide for these aspects of digital sovereignty and how local ownership continues to be a foundational principal of the DHIS2 community.
Research with, on and for DHIS2
We welcome submissions detailing your research with, on, and for DHIS2. This is an opportunity to share research where DHIS2 is used for data collection or as a data source, research on DHIS2 implementations and use cases, and research on how DHIS2 is developed, governed, and shaped for future use.