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toolsdhis2epiimmunisationfield-notes

What the SW EPI Report Generator Will and Will Not Say

An offline Windows tool that turns the monthly DHIS2 immunisation export into the South West Region's EPI review documents: a Word report or a PowerPoint deck, regional or per health district, in English or French.

4 September 2026 2 min read
toolsdhis2district-healthfield-notes

From a Raw DHIS2 Export to a District Health Report in One Click

Why I built the SW District Health Report Tool: an offline Windows app that turns aggregate DHIS2 data into a formatted district or regional Word report with 30+ charts and an analytic narrative.

20 August 2026 3 min read
toolsdhis2field-notes

I Turned a Raw DHIS2 Export Into a Full District Analysis in Under a Minute — Here's the Tool

The Health Indicator Calculator Suite computes 55 WHO/UNICEF/Global Fund/PEPFAR indicators across six domains, auto-imports raw DHIS2/HMIS pivot exports with no manual mapping, benchmarks against editable targets, and exports report-ready results. It's live now — a free Lite version is coming soon.

15 June 2026 3 min read
financefield-notestools

MINSANTE Financial Management Tool v3 Is Here — Built From Your Requests

Version 3 of the MINSANTE Financial Management Tool for Cameroonian health facilities: Monthly Grid, decade-aware Treasury tables, Journal de Caisse calculation engine, period-flexible triangulation, Excel export, and four critical bug fixes — all built from field requests.

25 May 2026 6 min read
free-librarypharmacy

A pharmacy inventory workbook your facility can actually use

Free. Offline. 245 drugs pre-loaded. One Excel file that replaces pharmacy software you can't afford — built in a Mamfe DMO office and tested across the district.

18 May 2026 2 min read
free-libraryfield-notesfinance

I Built a Financial Management Tool as a District Medical Officer Because Nothing Adequate Existed for Cameroon

Every Category 3-5 health facility in Cameroon manages Recettes Propres manually, prone to error. I built an offline HTML tool that automates the six-step calculation and runs a six-way triangulation audit — before the IGF arrives.

12 May 2026 5 min read
free-librarydhis2reproductive-health

I Built a Free Reproductive Health Data Quality and Performance Review Tool for DHIS2 Users

An Excel-based tool that turns one month of DHIS2 aggregate data into structured quality checks, performance scores, facility-level issue summaries, and corrective action prompts — no formulas required.

28 April 2026 2 min read
free-libraryproject-management

The Ultimate Google Sheets Task Tracker for Health Projects

A free Google Sheets template for district health managers and NGO teams — automated tracking logic, visual dashboards, and colour-coded status across all your health activities. No coding required.

3 July 2025 1 min read