Project

Enhancing tools for response, analytics and control of epidemics in Latin America

Colombia
Project ID
109848
Total Funding
CAD 1,901,000.00
Project Status
Completed
End Date
Duration
36 months

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Program(s)
Global Health

Lead institution(s)

Colombia
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Summary

This project will address a regional gap in the response to epidemics in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by developing a dynamic platform for interaction with interoperable analytical tools that will strengthen the understanding and prediction of infectious-disease epidemics, assess theRead more

This project will address a regional gap in the response to epidemics in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by developing a dynamic platform for interaction with interoperable analytical tools that will strengthen the understanding and prediction of infectious-disease epidemics, assess the impact of interventions and inform the public-health response.

Based on two major epidemic challenges such as respiratory and mosquito-borne infections, this project will draw from current programming to change how analytics are used in infectious-disease epidemic response, moving from inflexible analytical tools and ad-hoc collaboration to an integrated, generalizable and scalable community-driven software. A regional node will adapt the core data tools to the LAC context and develop complementary activities that focus on research, software development, training and knowledge translation. Research users and governmental staff will be involved from the outset of the project.

The project aims to strengthen the response to epidemics in Colombia and the LAC countries with similar contexts in: stakeholder, socio-technical and gender barrier identification; local adaptation of tools, epidemic e-training kits and a training program; co-development of new analytical packages on real-time vaccination data, serological survey tools and mosquito-borne diseases; reducing the gender gaps in data analytics by addressing gaps in gender-disaggregated data and adding gender-relevant questions; operationalizing tools; and building a community of users that is diverse and inclusive, engages government and academic stakeholders and enhances women’s role in science and data use in the response to epidemics in the LAC region.

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Díaz-Brochero, Cándida
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The response to epidemic emergencies and their impact on public health currently requires rapid analysis of large amounts of data for monitoring, management and decision making in public health. Likewise, the use of tools and their compatibility with different information systems is increasingly required. The R programming language, being an open, free, and open-source environment has become flexible tool with advanced functionalities. It enables epidemiology and public health professionals to better manipulate and analyze data, facilitating more informed and timely public health responses. This workshop aimed to develop skills in using R for the analysis and visualization of epidemiological data to support decision-making in public health.

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Gómez-Bermeo, Laura
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The TRACE-LAC project has made remarkable strides in strengthening epidemic response capacity across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Through the development of high-quality, open-source tools and training resources, TRACE-LAC has empowered public health professionals and strengthened data-driven decision-making in the region. Key achievements include the socio-technical analysis of 450 actors in open data, software, gender, and health, as well as the co-development of six software tools in collaboration with other institutions. Additionally, the project has contributed to capacity building with over 2,200 enrollments in the Epi Training Kit, a Spanish-language MOOC on data science in public health, and the successful Epimodelac and in-person training, which upskilled over 500 public health professionals from 18 LAC countries. This collective effort has made notable progress in improving the socio-technical aspects of public health data science, all while integrating a gender-sensitive approach to ensure inclusive and effective epidemic response.

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Cucunubá, Zulma M.
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This document outlines the aims, activities, statuses, and key lessons from the TRACE-LAC project.

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Cucunuba, Zulma M.
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This document lists the events, such as workshops and meetings, during this project and shows the participants for each, as well as the name of their presentations where applicable.

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Cucunuba, Zulma M.
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