HDSS-DHIS2 Collaborative initiatives

Data is scarce on mortality and cause of death, morbidity, population and demography, socioeconomic, and health care services at national and subnational levels in Ethiopia. Currently, more than 10 Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS) and District Health Information System (DHIS-2) are functioning to fill existing data gaps. The HDSS are population based open cohort surveillance systems and DHIS-2 is routine health care data system potentially from all health facilities across the country. Both data systems have major challenges in terms of national representativeness, accuracy and completeness. The motivation of this collaborative is to maximize the use of both data sources using state of the art analytic science, correcting known biases and produce district burden of disease estimates, and to improve the quality of the data generated.

1. Produce district burden of disease estimation using DHIS-2 data sources, measure district transformation, track district progress, calculate district level health metrics including fertility rates, death rates, Years of Life Lost (YLL), years Lived with Disability (YLD), Disability adjusted Life Years (DALYs), life expectancy, healthy life expectancy,
2. Analyze HDSS data to calculate district level health metrics including fertility rates, death rates, Years of Life Lost (YLL), years Lived with Disability (YLD), Disability adjusted Life Years (DALYs), life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, sociodemographic index,

1. DHIS-2 Technical Reports
2. National HDSS Health Profiles