Health Ministry Says District Health Information System Is Restored After Outage

ACCRA, GHANA — Ghana's Ministry of Health has confirmed that the District Health Information Management System (DHIMS) is operating again following a disruption that affected the collection and reporting of routine public-health data.

In a statement dated November 6, 2026, the Ministry said the platform managed by the Ghana Health Service had been restored. The system supports district-level reporting, including information used to monitor public-health programmes and health-service performance.

The interruption began on October 29 when access to cloud-hosted services was suspended over an outstanding hosting bill. The unpaid amount was reported as approximately US$64,511. The Ministry said the issue had been addressed and service restored.

Spokesperson Tony Goodman said the payment was delayed while a related project was under investigation, requiring administrative clearance before further funds could be released.

The Ministry drew an important distinction between DHIMS and the separate Ghana Health Information Management System used by hospitals for patient records. It said the hospital patient-record system was not affected by the DHIMS outage.

The interruption prompted concerns about how vital digital public-health systems are funded and maintained. Reliable reporting infrastructure is important for disease surveillance, health planning and accurate service statistics.

The announcement confirms restoration as of November 6. It does not by itself establish that every affected reporting backlog has already been cleared or that longer-term hosting arrangements have been resolved.

Government institution: Ministry of Health, Ghana. https://www.moh.gov.gh/