GHS directs health facilities to switch to paper reporting amid DHIMS2 shutdown
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has directed health facilities and districts nationwide to maintain paper-based reporting while its electronic health information systems remain unavailable. In an internal memo dated November 2, 2026, Director-General of the GHS, Dr Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, said the directive was intended to ensure that health data for October and November 2026 were preserved for entry once the systems are restored. “Facilities and districts should keep completing registers and monthly summary forms on paper so that October and November 2026 data can be entered once DHIMS2 is restored. Regional and district health information officers should file the forms by facility and month,” he stated.