The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) has intensified efforts to modernise health data management with a comprehensive DHIS2 digitisation training for health officers across the state.
Eko Hot News reports that the two-day capacity-building programmes supported by the IMPACT Project also featured the distribution of 342 new branded laptops to Health Information Management (HIM) Officers and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Officers across the 57 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
The training, which ran from November 24 to 28, 2025, at the Orchid Hotel, Lekki, and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Ikeja, equipped participants with hands-on knowledge of computer-based data capturing, DHIS2 web data entry, health data analysis, and data quality assurance under the National Health Management Information System (NHMIS) digitisation initiative.
Speaking at the opening session, the Permanent Secretary of the LSPHCB, Dr Ibrahim Akinwunmi Mustafa, represented by Dr Temitope Balogun-Alo, reiterated that DHIS2 has remained Nigeria’s official platform for routine health data management since 2006, processing data from more than 37,000 health facilities nationwide.
According to him, strengthening digital competencies is crucial for improving the quality, timeliness, and reliability of health data reporting in Lagos State’s primary healthcare network.
Participants were trained on DHIS2 core components, including datasets, indicators, organisation units, validation rules, data analysis tools such as dashboards and pivot tables, and data quality assurance protocols.
In her closing remarks, the Director of Health Information Management at LSPHCB, Mrs Adetokunbo Idowu, praised participants for their commitment and reaffirmed the state’s resolve to deepen data-driven governance in the health sector.
She noted that reliable data remains the backbone of effective health planning, resource allocation, and improved health outcomes for residents.
The LSPHCB emphasised that the initiative aligns with the state’s ongoing drive to strengthen health information systems and reinforce evidence-based interventions across all PHC facilities.
