A USAID-funded program in Afghanistan supported maintenance of Afghanistan’s DHIS2 data warehouse and logistics system nationwide. Both now risk collapse, jeopardizing surveillance and drug-supply visibility for tens of millions.

Date: 10/25

Region: Europe & Central Asia

Country: Afghanistan

Topic: Health

Policy Lens: Global Health Security

Additional Context: Before its termination, MSH’s USAID-funded program operated in 14 provinces, supporting hundreds of facilities to deliver basic health care to infants, children, and expectant mothers while diagnosing and treating TB, polio, and other infectious diseases. The closure cuts off access for thousands in remote districts and jeopardizes U.S. global-health security priorities, including containment of multidrug-resistant TB and polio at their source. 

DHIS2—an open-source, web-based health information platform used by ministries of health worldwide—enables data collection, analysis, visualization, and integration across health systems, including in low-connectivity environments.

Source: MSH