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District health informatics fails when the dashboard is green and the maternity register is fiction. This MSc starts with that contradiction. You will map a data flow from community to district, design a paper-digital hybrid that survives downtime, and write a note a DHMT can act on—without claiming a clinical licence. African Future University centres district systems because national warehouses hide facility-level invention. English and French reporting is assessed because that is how many districts still file. Digital tools are DHIS2 literacy and interoperability as operations, not as a Silicon Valley product course. The award is academic. It is not NMC, not a medical informatics board, and not WHO employment. It is for data managers who must keep a district file honest when the solar fridge data cable is missing. You will compare a district warehouse extract with a community register that still runs on carbon paper. Identity-checked exams test data-flow maps, not clinical diagnosis. NMC and medical-board registration are not outcomes. Study is tuition-free online aside from the examination fee, with district paper hybrids as core assessed material throughout. MSc Public Health Informatics (District Systems) is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from From Community Register to District Warehouse through From Community Register to District Warehouse; Paper-Digital Hybrids; Master Facility Lists and Identity of Places; Incentive-to-Lie and Dashboard Theatre; Routine Data Quality without Consultant Rituals; Outbreak Data for Non-Clinicians, and finish on Writing for DHMTs. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm. Reading is a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. The artefact a marker expects is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Map a community-to-district data flow including paper hybrids Interrogate DHIS2 and registers for incentive-to-lie Write bilingual district information notes Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Thirty-six credits: district data architecture, quality and incentives, interoperability under constraint, and a district capstone. Identity-checked exams. No clinical skills are taught.
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Tuition is free. Examinations are free. There is no exam fee. Study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| AFU941 | From Community Register to District Warehouse Students describe how patients, money, and records move through one service. The module is From Community Register to District Warehouse.
| 3 |
| AFU942 | Paper-Digital Hybrids Students review an incident and separate cause, harm, and the change that would prevent a repeat. The module is Paper-Digital Hybrids.
| 3 |
| AFU943 | Master Facility Lists and Identity of Places Students specify what a clinical or operational report must contain, and what it must not claim. The module is Master Facility Lists and Identity of Places.
| 3 |
| AFU944 | Ethics of Health Data without Clinical Practice Students complete a service brief. This award does not confer a licence to practise. The module is Ethics of Health Data without Clinical Practice.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| AFU945 | Incentive-to-Lie and Dashboard Theatre Students describe how patients, money, and records move through one service. The module is Incentive-to-Lie and Dashboard Theatre.
| 3 |
| AFU946 | Routine Data Quality without Consultant Rituals Students review an incident and separate cause, harm, and the change that would prevent a repeat. The module is Routine Data Quality without Consultant Rituals.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| AFU949 | DHIS2 Literacy as Operations Students describe how patients, money, and records move through one service. The module is DHIS2 Literacy as Operations.
| 3 |
| AFU950 | EN/FR Health-Information Documents Students review an incident and separate cause, harm, and the change that would prevent a repeat. The module is EN/FR Health-Information Documents.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| AFU953 | Informatics Research Methods (Non-Clinical) Students describe how patients, money, and records move through one service. The module is Informatics Research Methods (Non-Clinical).
| 3 |
| AFU954 | District Extract Diagnosis Students review an incident and separate cause, harm, and the change that would prevent a repeat. The module is District Extract Diagnosis.
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Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English + French assessment options. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. African Future University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@afutureuni.com.
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| AFU947 | Outbreak Data for Non-Clinicians Students specify what a clinical or operational report must contain, and what it must not claim. The module is Outbreak Data for Non-Clinicians.
| 3 |
| AFU948 | Community Health Data as Management Fact Students complete a service brief. This award does not confer a licence to practise. The module is Community Health Data as Management Fact.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| AFU951 | Downtime, Generators, and SMS Backups Students specify what a clinical or operational report must contain, and what it must not claim. The module is Downtime, Generators, and SMS Backups.
| 3 |
| AFU952 | Sharing Data with Partners without Capture Students complete a service brief. This award does not confer a licence to practise. The module is Sharing Data with Partners without Capture.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| AFU955 | Writing for DHMTs Students specify what a clinical or operational report must contain, and what it must not claim. The module is Writing for DHMTs.
| 3 |
| AFU956 | Capstone: District Public-Health Informatics File Students complete a service brief. This award does not confer a licence to practise. The module is Capstone: District Public-Health Informatics File.
| 3 |