I'm a software engineer and digital health solutions architect based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. At HISP Tanzania I serve as IS Development Team Leader, working across technical architecture, DHIS2 implementation, software delivery and program/grant development for national and regional health information systems.

Alongside that, I run Chingalo Family Information Systems (CFIS) (@chingalo-family), a small studio building offline-first mobile, desktop and web products for businesses and communities.

🎯 What I Do:

• 🏥 Design and deliver national/regional health information systems on DHIS2
• 🏗️ Shape enterprise architecture for health data - interoperability, analytics and data use
• 🤖 Explore AI agents and LLM tools for health data use and frontline workers
• 📱 Build offline-first apps with Flutter/Dart (mobile, desktop and web)
• 🤝 Lead dev teams, mentor interns and develop proposals with partners
• 🏃‍♂️ Social runner and community enthusiast

🌍 Implementation footprint: Tanzania Mainland · Zanzibar · Somalia · South Sudan · Eritrea

📍 Location: Kimara, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

IS Development Team Leader @ HISP Tanzania

• Leading the IS development team and technical architecture for HISP Tanzania's DHIS2-based solutions
• Designing an enterprise architecture for Tanzania's health information systems - interoperability layer, analytics warehouse, data-use app suite and an AI agents layer
• Driving the HISP signature products portfolio (Analytics Messenger, data-use apps, Public Portal) toward long-term sustainability
• Running the HISP Tanzania internship programme - IS Analyst, IS Developer and AI Agents Developer tracks
• Developing proposals and partnerships for digital health and AI-for-health initiatives
• Contributing to DHIS2 global initiatives

Founder @ Chingalo Family Information Systems (@chingalo-family)

• Delivering software and IT solutions for external clients
• Building and shipping own products to Google Play and the web

• DHIS2 Public Portal - Monorepo for a DHIS2-powered public web portal and its manager app (TypeScript)
• DHIS2 Flutter Toolkit - Tools for DHIS2 authentication, metadata and tracker data in Flutter (Dart)
• DHIS2 Analytics Messenger - Sends DHIS2 analytics to messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram (TypeScript)
• DHIS2 Utils - Reusable functions, interfaces and implementations for DHIS2 apps
• Data-Use App Suite - Scorecard, Bottleneck Analysis, Action Tracker and related tools that turn data into action
• WhatsApp Health Information Platforms - Conversational platforms delivering health information (Lesotho, Namibia)

• Duka Mkononi - Offline-first point-of-sale and shop management app with barcode scanning (Google Play · Releases)
• Slow Journey - Offline-first mindful daily-rhythm app (Google Play)
• Kanisani Hub - Offline-first Flutter desktop platform for parish administration and finance
• Task Flow - Task management ecosystem: Flutter app, TypeScript API and web interface
• Harambee Platform - Community fundraising platform for collective contributions
• Wealth Path Website - Financial planning and wealth guidance website
• Snake Game - Classic snake game built for fun with Flutter

• Afyaledger - Hybrid offline-first EMR for Tanzanian health facilities (Flutter desktop/web, Prisma/PostgreSQL, SQLite sync)
• Ecclesia - Swahili Catholic faith companion app

• DHIS2 Touch and multiple DHIS2 mobile apps for offline data capture
• iROAD Apps - Road maintenance and infrastructure management systems
• Metadata Tools - Scripts and utilities for DHIS2 metadata management
• Mediators & Integration Tools - Health system interoperability solutions
• Auto Update Apps - Flutter apps with built-in update delivery

• 🏅 IS Development Team Leader at HISP Tanzania - leading digital health innovation across five implementation geographies
• 🏗️ Health Information Systems Architect - interoperability, analytics and data-use design for national HIS
• 🤖 AI for Health - building AI agents capacity through HISP Tanzania's AI Agents Developer track
• 🚀 Founder of CFIS - shipping offline-first products to Google Play
• 📱 60+ Open Source Projects across multiple organizations
• 🌟 Featured in DHIS2 HISP Highlights - October 2024

const joseph = {
  location: "Dar es Salaam, Tanzania",
  roles: {
    "HISP Tanzania": "IS Development Team Leader",
    "Chingalo Family Information Systems": "Founder",
  },

  expertise: [
    "DHIS2 Implementation & Development",
    "Health Information Systems Architecture",
    "Flutter/Dart (Mobile, Desktop & Web)",
    "Offline-First Application Design",
    "Interoperability, Mediators & Integration",
    "AI Agents for Health Data Use",
    "Team Leadership, Mentorship & Proposal Development",
  ],

  technologies: {
    mobile: ["Flutter", "Dart", "Ionic"],
    web: ["React", "Angular", "TypeScript", "Node.js"],
    backend: ["Node.js", "Express", "Prisma", "PostgreSQL", "SQLite", "Python"],
    health: ["DHIS2", "Health Data Analytics", "OpenHIE"],
    ai: ["LLMs", "AI Agents", "Conversational Platforms (WhatsApp)"],
    tools: ["Git", "Docker", "CI/CD", "Agile"],
  },

  currentFocus: [
    "Sustainable digital public goods for health in Africa",
    "AI agents that turn health data into action",
    "Offline-first products that work where connectivity doesn't",
  ],
  lifePhilosophy: "Technology for social good 🌟",
};