This GitHub community space aims to advance the World Health Organization's (WHO) work in responding to health emergencies and contributes to WHO’s General Programme of Work outcome 2.2 Epidemics and pandemics prevented. It builds upon the insights gained from previous technical activities which identified various challenges and opportunities related to consistent, reliable, and timely outbreak analytics.
To further enhance outbreak response capabilities, this community will focus on the development of reusable analytical pipelines in R, specifically designed for predictable tasks and data structures involved in responding to infectious disease outbreaks. The ultimate goal is to address common questions and tasks that hold crucial importance in the early stages of an outbreak, such as estimating severity, transmissibility, and comparing control options for known pathogens.
This GitHub page provides a community space for the joint development and extension of R Pipelines for Selected priority tasks .This engagement will catalyze the development of robust and consistent analytical frameworks, enabling WHO to respond more effectively to health emergencies.
Engage in Discussions: Join the conversation by asking questions, sharing insights, and exchanging ideas. Your expertise can help shape effective analytical pipelines and responses to infectious disease outbreaks.
Participate in Code Development: Contribute to the development and extension of R pipelines for selected priority tasks. Collaboratively work on enhancing the robustness and consistency of analytical frameworks, enabling WHO to respond more effectively to health emergencies.
Follow the Code of Conduct: Our community is committed to creating a welcoming and diverse environment. We invite you to read and adhere to our Code of Conduct to ensure that this space remains safe and respectful for all contributors.
Engage: Start by exploring the existing discussions and ongoing projects. Share your thoughts and ideas, and feel free to ask questions.
Collaborate: If you're a developer or data scientist, you can contribute by enhancing the R pipelines for selected tasks. Your skills can have a significant impact on improving outbreak response capabilities.
Share Resources: Do you have relevant resources, tools, or materials that can benefit the community? Share them to enrich our collective knowledge.
This is a public repository, please feel free to invite other interested experts by sharing this link with them.
We are building a welcoming and diverse global community from a range of disciplines and sectors. We care about making this a safe place for new and existing contributors. We therefore invite you to read our Code of Conduct to ensure you are ready to participate
- Workshop concept note
- Epiverse-TRACE pages:
- Epiparameter Community
For more information on this project, you can contact us at [email protected]