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DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Kristin Braa\, Professor and Director of the HIS
P Centre at University of OsloProfessor Kristin Braa is the Director of th
e HISP Centre at the University of Oslo. DHIS2 is developed as a free and
open-source global public good. The platform is \;the primary tool fo
r health data collection and analysis in 75 countries. It covers 3.2 billi
on people and is recognized as a global public good by the World Health Or
ganization. Major global health actors\, such as PEPFAR\, Doctors Without
Borders (MSF)\, the Red Cross\, and Population Services International (PSI
) use the platform in more than 130 countries.The potential effects of cli
mate change and related ecosystem disruptions are dramatic and wide-rangin
g\, touching every part of life on our planet including human health. In m
any health programs – such as infectious disease surveillance\, maternal a
nd child health\, and nutrition and food security – health outcomes can be
directly and indirectly impacted by environmental factors\, including loc
al climate variation and extreme weather events like floods and heat waves
that are linked to global climate change. Urgent action is needed to prot
ect at-risk communities and prevent negative health effects\, particularly
among populations most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and va
riation on population health. Planning and prioritizing that action requir
es accurate and actionable data on the specific correlations between clima
te and environmental factors and health outcomes.To help strengthen climat
e resilience\, DHIS2 for Climate &\; Health leverages the widespread ad
option of DHIS2 as a Health Management Information System – currently used
by 75+ low- and middle-income countries at national scale – and enhances
them through the integration of climate\, weather\, environmental\, and ea
rth observation data\; the development of flexible and user-friendly predi
ctive modeling and forecasting tools\; and the design of climate services
and dynamic dashboards to support effective and timely analysis and decisi
on making in response to climate-sensitive health risks. In recognition of
its potential to support climate-resilient health systems at national sca
le\, DHIS2 has been officially designated a Global Good for Climate and He
alth.Since early 2024\, 10 countries have partnered with local groups in t
he HISP network on co-designing and implementing DHIS2 Climate &\; Heal
th interventions and innovations\, helping inform our global work on this
initiative and laying the groundwork to bring these tools to routine opera
tional use. As these tools have matured\, additional countries have begun
adopting them for national use.VirtualRegister for November 10th seminar
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SUMMARY:C4H Weathering Change Seminar: Strengthening climate health resilie
nce through DHIS2
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Presenter: Dr. Kristin Bra
a\, Professor and Director of the HISP Centre at University of Oslo
Professor Kristin Braa is the Director of the HISP Centre at the Universit
y of Oslo. DHIS2 is developed as a free and open-source global public good
. The platform is \;the primary tool for health data collection and a
nalysis in 75 countries. It covers 3.2 billion people and is recognized as
a global public good by the World Health Organization. Major global healt
h actors\, such as PEPFAR\, Doctors Without Borders (MSF)\, the Red Cross\
, and Population Services International (PSI) use the platform in more tha
n 130 countries.
The potential effects of climate change and related
ecosystem disruptions are dramatic and wide-ranging\, touching every part
of life on our planet including human health. In many health programs – such as infectious disease surveillance\, maternal and child health\,
and nutrition and food security – health
outcomes can be directly and indirectly impacted by environmental factors\
, including local climate variation and extreme weather events like floods
and heat waves that are linked to global climate change. Urgent action is
needed to protect at-risk communities and prevent negative health effects
\, particularly among populations most vulnerable to the impacts of climat
e change and variation on population health. Planning and prioritizing tha
t action requires accurate and actionable data on the specific correlation
s between climate and environmental factors and health outcomes.
To
help strengthen climate resilience\, DHIS2 for Climate &\; Health lever
ages the widespread adoption of DHIS2 as a Health Management Information S
ystem – currently used by 75+ low- and middle-
income countries at national scale – and enhances them through the integration of climate\, we
ather\, environmental\, and earth observation data\; the development o
f flexible and user-friendly predictive modeling and forecasting tools\; and the design of clima
te services and dynamic dashboards to support effective and timely analysi
s and decision making in response to climate-sensitive health risks. In re
cognition of its potential to support climate-resilient health systems at
national scale\, DHIS2 has been officially designated a Gl
obal Good for Climate and Health.
Since early 2024\, 10 countrie
s have partnered with local groups in the HISP network on co-designing and implementing DHIS2 Climate &\; H
ealth interventions and innovations\, helping inform our global work on th
is initiative and laying the groundwork to bring these tools to routine op
erational use. As these tools have matured\, additional countries have begun adopting them
for national use.
Virtual
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egister for November 10th seminar
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