Health Data & Interoperability
DHIS2, FHIR, OpenHIE, and the standards machinery: configure and connect systems that talk to each other.
About this course
African health systems don't lack data; they lack data that moves. Master the standards machinery that connects systems: HL7 FHIR, ICD, LOINC, the OpenHIE architecture, and DHIS2 configuration. Work hands-on with the same platforms African ministries already run in production. For HIS officers, informaticists, and data managers.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Diagnose fragmentation and trace it to financing and governance
- Place HL7 FHIR, ICD, and LOINC across the interoperability layers
- Map OpenHIE components onto a national health platform
- Configure DHIS2 and turn dashboards into decisions
- Make defensible build-vs-buy and data-sovereignty decisions
Who can apply
For practising health professionals, managers, and officers with relevant experience. Admission is by application: selection weighs your role, your experience, and your ability to complete the mentored, in-country project.
What's inside the course
5 modules · 12 lessons · Delivered in the ADHA learning platform after admission
01Module 1: Fragmentation and the Interoperability Imperative2 lessons · 125 min
- 1.1eHealth Chaos: The Pathology of Fragmentation60 minLocked
- 1.2What Interoperability Really Means: Four Layers65 minLocked
02Module 2: The Architectural Response: The Digital Health Platform2 lessons · 125 min
- 2.1From Applications to Infostructure60 minLocked
- 2.2The OpenHIE Component Set65 minLocked
03Module 3: Standards Machinery: FHIR, ICD, and LOINC3 lessons · 185 min
- 3.1HL7 FHIR: The Modern Default for Exchange65 minLocked
- 3.2Terminologies and Code Systems: ICD and LOINC60 minLocked
- 3.3Health Information Exchange as Policy, Not Plumbing60 minLocked
04Module 4: The Open-Source Stack and Digital Public Goods3 lessons · 200 min
- 4.1DHIS2 in Practice: Routine Reporting and the Data-Use Gap70 minLocked
- 4.2The Open Workhorse Stack: OpenMRS, eIDSR/SORMAS, and Friends65 minLocked
- 4.3Digital Public Goods: The Strategic Case and the Caveats65 minLocked
05Module 5: Data Quality, Analytics, and Putting It Together2 lessons · 135 min
- 5.1Data Quality: The Foundation Under Every Dashboard65 minLocked
- 5.2Analytics for Decision-Making and Course Capstone70 minLocked
Full lessons unlock in the learning platform once you're admitted. Apply
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Ready to take the next step?
For practising health professionals, managers, and officers with relevant experience. Admission is by application: selection weighs your role, your experience, and your ability to complete the mentored, in-country project.
Sponsorships & scholarships available.