WHO Regional Office for Africa × IQVIA
RFP/AFRO/013/2026 · 10 weeks · Jul → Oct 2026

WHO/AFRO HIS Review

An independent, ten-week review of the Health Information Systems platforms in use at the WHO Regional Office for Africa.

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Tools & data collection

Everything the review team, clusters, member states, and partners need to contribute and consume data.

All tools →

KoboToolbox

planned

Submit structured survey responses — platform-owner survey, indicator catalogue, deployment inventory.

clustercountrypartnerteam

HIS Inventory (CMS)

planned

Browse and edit the canonical inventory of AFRO HIS platforms, indicators, deployments, contacts.

teamcluster

Docs & Reports

planned

Read the working documentation, methodology, and rendered deliverables (Inception → Draft → Final).

clustercountrypartnerpublicteam

Architecture (Structurizr)

planned

Explore the current- and target-state HIS architecture as interactive diagrams.

teampartner

Analytics (Metabase)

planned

Dashboards over the inventory and survey data — coverage, gaps, standards adoption.

teamcluster

Working Repos (Gitea)

live

Source of truth — inventory schemas, architecture-as-code, docs source, templates.

team

Three phases · ten weeks

Each phase produces named outputs that feed the next. Deliverables are staged so stakeholders see progress and can course-correct early.

  1. Phase 1 Weeks 1–3

    Document Discovery

    Desk review of every HIS platform and dataset in scope; build the canonical inventory.

    Outputs
    • · Inception Report (D1)
    • · Populated inventory in the CMS
    • · Initial current-state architecture diagrams
  2. Phase 2 Weeks 3–7

    Consultations & Synthesis

    Semi-structured interviews with cluster leads, platform owners, country focal points, and partners.

    Outputs
    • · Draft Review Report (D2)
    • · Kobo-captured evidence linked back to inventory records
    • · Validated findings register
  3. Phase 3 Weeks 6–10

    Report Development

    Recommend a target-state architecture and phased roadmap; validate with AFRO leadership.

    Outputs
    • · Final Review Report (D3)
    • · Target-state architecture (DSL + diagrams)
    • · Executive presentation (D4)

Deliverables

Four staged deliverables, gated against the phase plan.

D1 in-progress Due wk 2 · 2026-08-12

Inception Report

Confirms scope, methodology, stakeholders, workplan.
D2 not-started Due wk 7 · 2026-09-16

Draft Review Report

Current-state analysis with preliminary findings and recommendations for validation.
D3 not-started Due wk 10 · 2026-10-07

Final Review Report

Validated findings, target-state architecture, phased recommendations.
D4 not-started Due wk 10 · 2026-10-07

Executive Presentation

Summary for AFRO leadership and Buffett Foundation.

Get involved

Cluster leads, platform owners, and country focal points: we would appreciate 45–60 minutes of your time during Phase 2 (Weeks 3–7).

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