DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 12 -- Tanzania is rapidly expanding digital health systems that collect enormous amounts of information about its citizens, but the growing role of foreign-funded technology and technical partners is raising a difficult question: who ultimately controls, stores and accesses Tanzanias health data?

The question has become more important as Tanzania increasingly relies on digital platforms for collecting, storing, analysing and sharing health information.

The Ministry of Health says Tanzania uses the District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) as part of its health information infrastructure. The platform supports the collection, storage, analysis, reporting and dissemination of health information. The ministry also ...