Covid-19 Africa Open Data Project
Type of site | Collaborative volunteer-run effort |
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| Created by | Cédric Moro |
| Website | http://covid-19-africa.sen.ovh/index.php?isnc=1 |
| Launched | February 13, 2020 |
COVID-19 Africa Open Data is an Africa-based collaborative volunteer-run effort to track the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. The group maintains a regularly updated database of country, state, and district-level information related to the pandemic, including the number of positive cases, healthcare workers infected, cases recovered, and deaths, as well as information on laboratories, healthcare services, and local needs[1]. The group provides real-time date sourced from local news agencies, ministries of health, the World Health Organization, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and Economic Community of West African States [2] [3]. The Dashboard includes an interactive map with links to all date sources [4] Covid-19 Africa Open Data is reported to provide more comprehensive and up-to date information than other dashboards due to the inclusion of locally sourced information.[5]
History[edit]
In January 2020[4], Cedric Moro, a consultant in major risks based in Dakar Senegal[6] formed a volunteer collaboration to address the need for accurate up-to-date data to support the response to COVID-19 in Africa. Technical advisers to the project include public health doctors with expertise in infectious diseases epidemiology and neglected tropical diseases[1]. In March 2020 the group partnered with 35 North, a communications consultancy specializing on the African continent to counter Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic[7][6]The group provided data updated daily on an online interactive dashboard and through a twitter account from February 2020. Data from the project has been used in peer reviewed scientific publications[8] and reported by news outlets and medical organisations in Africa and France[9][10][11][12] [6][5][4][13]. In June 2020 the founder of the project noted the difficulty and importance of Decolonization of knowledge and having African data recognised[4], consistent with similar concerns and goals in movements for decolonisation in global health[14] and research[15][16].
External links[edit]
- [1] Official Website
See Also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "COVID-19 Africa Dahsboard". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "World Africa Day: 10 African Coronavirus Initiatives". rfi. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "CoViD19-ΛFЯICΛ E-Tracking Map, une carte pour suivre en temps réel l'épidémie du coronavirus en Afrique". Allodocteurs Africa. Allodocteurs Africa. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Cédric Moro, Administrator of CoViD19-F-CIC: "As a Senegalese, I must participate in African resilience in the face of Coronavirus". Dakaractu. Dakaractu. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hérard (2 June 2020). "Africa: Covid-19 data at the forefront of web platforms". TV5 Monde. TV5 Monde.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Figuigui (20 April 2020). "Philippe Perdrix et Romain Grandjean : face à la crise, une information fiable permet de prendre les mesures adéquates et efficaces". LaAfrique Tribune. LaAfrique Tribune. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "The agency 35-North enters into a partnership with the website Covid-19 Africa and launches its news channels Telegram and WhatsApp". Agence Ecofin. Agence Ecofin. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ Hasford, Francis (2020). "Safety measures in selected radiotherapy centres within Africa in the face of Covid-19". Health and Technology. 10 (6): 1391–1396. doi:10.1007/s12553-020-00472-z. PMC 7410951 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 32837810 Check|pmid=value (help). Retrieved 15 November 2020. - ↑ Bajo, Carlos (25 May 2020). "The Digital Environment is Fighting COVID-19 in Africa". CCCBLAB Cultural Research and Innovation. CCCBLAB CULTURAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "COVID-19 Resources". Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "Innovations needed to prevent COVID-19 outbreak in African cities". Centre D’Etudes Strategiques De L’Afrique. -Centre D’Etudes Strategiques De L’Afrique. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "COVID-19". The Guide to Tropical Medicine and Health. The Guide to Tropical Medicine and Health (. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "COVID-19 Cartographierv Pour Mieux Eradiquer le Virus". Teknolojia. Teknolojia. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ "Decolonising Global Health". LSHTM. LSHTM. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ Chilisa, Bagele. "A Synthesis Paper on the Made in Africa Evaluation Concept" (PDF). African Evaluation Association (AfrEA). African Evaluation Association (AfrEA). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ↑ Murad Büyüm, Ali (2020). "Decolonising global health: if not now, when?". BMJ. 5 (e003394): e003394. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003394. PMC 7409954 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 32759186 Check|pmid=value (help). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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