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…