Data for Implementation (Data.FI) is a global project that helps countries strengthen health information systems to optimize efficiencies in the health sector. It turns disparate data into real‑time decisions that improve client care and save lives.

To do this, we leverage expertise in digital health, data science, and data use to build on and optimize country systems, partner with local institutions, and embed long-term system sustainability. In this way, Data.FI takes U.S. investments in health, strengthens local systems, and ensures they last—protecting lives today, securing health systems tomorrow, and safeguarding U.S. interests for the long term.

Why Us?

Data.FI provides country-tailored support across the data value chain to enhance and build integrated and client-centered health information systems that track individuals through prevention, treatment, laboratory, dispensing, and wrap-around services; strengthen governance of health information systems to improve data availability and information security; standardize routine data analytics and visualizations; and institutionalize data review.

Where We Work

Data.FI has worked with ministries of health, local stakeholders, and USG partners in over 25 countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Our Team

Senior Leadership

Shreshth Mawandia
Data.FI Project Director

Margaret Mensah
Director of Finance & Administration

Pascal Mwele
Technical Director

David Merchant
Senior Regional Manager – Anglophone

Apollonaire Kavungerwa
Senior Regional Manager – Francophone

Country Leadership

Thomas Lere
Botswana

Mallick Rwantabagu
Burundi

Melaine Tape
Cote d’Ivoire

Dany Malaba
DRC

Mzwandile Vilakati
Eswatini

Teboho Nonyane
Lesotho

Selma Naimhwaka
Namibia

Otse Ogorry
Nigeria

Christy Mulinder
South Africa

Technical Leadership
Netsanet Nigussie
Jonathan (Yoni) Friedman
Christopher Githu
Laurence Claussen
Caitlin Showalter
Patrick Gichuki
Nelson Ogana
Operations and Management Leadership
Mark Misomali
Sarah Katvala
Brynn Miller
Betel Hailemariam
Joshua Boyle