Box 2.

Roll-out of DHIS2 in Zimbabwe [16]: weekly data review has become a management culture

Since 2013, all 10 provinces, all 63 districts, all cities, all of the 6 central hospitals, and all of the 166 admitting hospitals are reporting data using DHIS 2. Over 600 people were trained in DHIS 2 and over 1200 nurses were trained in frontline SMS reporting. The DHIS2 system has resulted in integration of various parallel reporting systems in the country (T5, WDSS, HIV, IMMIS, TB, VHW, EID, HS3/5, Psych, Rehab and IRS). It is linked to SMS reporting and enables weekly and monthly reporting for various purposes

The roll-out of DHIS 2 in Zimbabwe is being supported by the Global Fund HIV grant. The M&E budget in the HIV grant for the period 2014–2016 is US$13 million representing 4.2% of the total grant budget of US$311 million. More than 95% of this is being spent on strengthening the routine reporting system