Ghana's district health data system, DHIMS2, is back online after the Ghana Health Service paid the hosting bill of US$64,510.95. The system was taken down on October 29 due to the unpaid bill.
The Ministry of Health confirmed the payment and restoration of the system in a statement on November 6.
The hosting firm, Akamai, had suspended 10 servers over the unpaid bill, according to Director-General Dr Samuel Kaba Akoriyea. The Ministry spokesperson, Tony Goodman, said Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh told the Service to settle the bill. The payment had waited due to an investigation into the project.
The DHIMS2 system holds district public-health figures, including immunisation and home-visit data. The Ghana Health Information Management System, which hospitals use for patient records, was not affected.
The ministry's national data repository was also unaffected. The Minority in Parliament demanded a probe into the shutdown, citing concerns over financial planning and contract oversight.
MP for Akim Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, said the sum was too small to justify the outage. He called for an investigation into the issues surrounding the shutdown. The Health Minister introduced the Ghana Health Information Management System (GHIMS) in October 2025 to replace the Lightwave hospital system.
The Ministry of Health thanked stakeholders for their patience and said it would keep working on the country's digital health systems. The restoration of the DHIMS2 system is crucial for the collection and analysis of health data in Ghana. The system's downtime had raised concerns over the impact on healthcare services in the country.