This guide to resources highlights recommended published literature on DHIS2 and DHIS2 for immunization. It has been developed with an aim of supporting countries with relevant information that can inform their implementation of DHIS2 for Immunization through learning from other country experiences. It is intended for DHIS2 implementers and countries that intend to deploy and/or use DHIS2 to help improve immunization-related activities.

This guide provides a review of the evidence and what has been published in the peerreviewed literature and highlights resource documents that are useful while dealing with various issues that countries come across during DHIS2 and immunization deployment. It revealed barriers and challenges to using digital entry systems at sub-national levels and provided some guidance on future areas for research to build evidence base on how DHIS2 can impact immunisation services. Although most of the studies reviewed included immunisation programming, immunisation data and reporting was not the focus of most evaluations. Some examined general data quality and data use culture for DHIS2 but more analysis was needed on immunisation specific data use and entry at the sub-national levels. This evidence review, therefore recommended the need for more evidence to support the use of DHIS2 to improve immunisation data for decision-making and program improvements in LMICs.

Additionally, this guide to resources provides useful resources on facility-based data, data quality, interoperability, electronic registry using DHIS2, case-based surveillance and reporting on VPDs, vaccine supply chain information systems, bottleneck analysis and scorecards, DHIS2 and birth notifications, Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI), immunization campaign monitoring and other general DHIS2 resources.