1994
DHIS started out to support the decentralisation and integration of the health services post-apartheid in South Africa.
1997–98
The first system was a district pilot implemented in two provinces in South Africa.
By 2001
DHIS quickly developed to a country-wide standard for HIS in South Africa.
2006
The first real implementation of DHIS2 in Kerala, India.
2010-11
The first online implementation in Kenya, Africa.
2013
Sundeep Sahay, Jørn Braa og Kristin Braa were awarded the UiO Innovation Prize.
2013
Norad, PEPFAR and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria committed to support the DHIS2 development.
2017
HISP UiO was designated as a World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Innovation and Implementation Research for strengthening health information systems.
2020
Professors Kristin and Jørn Braa were awarded the prestigious Roux Prize.