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DHIS2 is the world’s most widely used platform for national health information systems. IASO builds on its foundation and adds agility, field-level precision, and advanced workflows needed for complex operational contexts. Learn more about the differences and complementarities of these two platforms.
In fields like public health, access to comprehensive geographic data is crucial for designing targeted and effective interventions. That’s exactly the need Bluesquare set out to meet with IASO, its geographic data management platform now rolled out in 14 countries. Let’s dive into the 5 essential features that make IASO a go-to georegistry solution.
In the vast Democratic Republic of Congo, managing and updating health system geographic data is a major challenge. While the National Health Information System Directorate (DSNIS) uses DHIS2, it falls short in addressing key issues of data validation, control, and coordination. To overcome this, DSNIS adopted IASO, Bluesquare’s open-source georegistry, through the USAID PROSANI project.
IASO is an open-source platform for digitalizing health campaigns with geospatial precision. It supports planning, field execution, monitoring, and data reuse across campaigns. User-friendly and configurable without coding, it empowers national health teams from immunization to malaria, nutrition and NTDs interventions.
Many health systems struggle with visibility on vehicle usage, delivery patterns, and overall supply chain efficiency. IASO’s entities and workflow features provide a powerful and flexible solution to track and optimize the distribution of medical and pharmaceutical products.
Martin De Wulf, Bluesquare’s Chief Technical Officer, attended the WHO AFRO GIS Summit in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, from 21 to 25 January 2025. He presented IASO and the support its has brought to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative since 2021.
Bluesquare has brought forward IASO’s advanced geographic data management capabilities to develop a more integrated approach to managing polio vaccination campaigns across Africa with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).
With the addition of Entities and Workflows, IASO can today handle nutritional programmes tracking, and is currently used for the tracking of children under five and pregnant or breastfeeding women by the World Food Programme, helping to ensure they receive the necessary nutritional support.
As part of efforts to improve healthcare coverage in Niger, the georegistry features of IASO have played a crucial role in identifying and managing 329 community health workers in the Tahoua and Dosso regions in 2024.
In 2024, Bluesquare worked hand in hand with the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) in Côte d’Ivoire to digitalize the microplanning, household enumeration, and distribution processes of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) through the IASO digital platform.
