| Author | Mesa, Sara Botero | |
| Author | Coelho, Flavio Codeço | |
| Author | Nwosu, Kenechukwu | |
| Author | Wicht, Bertil | |
| Author | Venkatasubramanian, Akarsh | |
| Author | Wagner, Olena | |
| Author | Valera, Camille | |
| Author | Nguimbis, Benedict | |
| Author | CÂmara, Daniel | |
| Author | Reis, Isabel | |
| Author | BIanchi, Lucas | |
| Author | Mahdiani, Morteza | |
| Author | Onsimbie, Papy Ansobi | |
| Author | Diallo, Papa Amadou Niang | |
| Author | Jacques, Léa | |
| Author | Muloliwa, Artur Manuel | |
| Author | Bougma, Moussa | |
| Author | Mukavhi, Leckson | |
| Author | Kaneria, Adit | |
| Author | Peruvemba, Ram | |
| Author | Gupta, Ajay | |
| Author | Triulzi, Isotta | |
| Author | James, Anathu | |
| Author | Carrara, Verena | |
| Author | Ngambi, Wingston | |
| Author | Habibi, Zahra | |
| Author | Adhanom, Michael Tedros | |
| Author | Velásquez, Sabina Rodriguez | |
| Author | Sestito, Paolo | |
| Author | Kousil, Timokleia | |
| Author | Biru, Loza | |
| Author | Vivacqua, Daniela | |
| Author | Dalal, Jyoti | |
| Author | Mian, Anatole | |
| Author | Roelens, Maroussia | |
| Author | Orel, Erol | |
| Author | Hofer, Cristina Barroso | |
| Author | Wangara, Fatihiyya | |
| Author | Mboussou, Franck | |
| Author | Mlanda, Tamayi | |
| Author | Bukhari, Arish | |
| Author | Lee, Theresa Min‑Hyung | |
| Author | Ngom, Roland | |
| Author | Stoll, Beat | |
| Author | Chimbetete, Cleophas | |
| Author | Abbate, Jessica | |
| Author | Impouma, Benido | |
| Author | Keiser, Olivia | |
| Access date | 2023-02-08T19:28:42Z | |
| Available date | 2023-02-08T19:28:42Z | |
| Document date | 2022 | |
| Citation | BOTERO-MESA, Sara et al. Leveraging human resources for outbreak analysis: lessons from an international collaboration to support the sub‑Saharan African COVID‑19 response. BMC Public Health, v. 22, 1073, p. 1-11, 2022. | en_US |
| ISSN | 1471-2458 | en_US |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/56958 | |
| Language | eng | en_US |
| Publisher | BMC | en_US |
| Rights | open access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | COVID-19 | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | África Subsaariana | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Surto | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Pandemia | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Emergência de saúde | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Gestão de dados | en_US |
| Title | Leveraging human resources for outbreak analysis: lessons from an international collaboration to support the sub‑Saharan African COVID‑19 response | en_US |
| Type | Article | |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-022-13327-1 | |
| Abstract | Emerging infectious diseases are a growing threat in sub-Saharan African countries, but the human and technical
capacity to quickly respond to outbreaks remains limited. Here, we describe the experience and lessons learned from
a joint project with the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) to support the sub-Saharan African COVID-19
response.
In June 2020, WHO AFRO contracted a number of consultants to reinforce the COVID-19 response in member states
by providing actionable epidemiological analysis. Given the urgency of the situation and the magnitude of work
required, we recruited a worldwide network of field experts, academics and students in the areas of public health,
data science and social science to support the effort. Most analyses were performed on a merged line list of COVID-19
cases using a reverse engineering model (line listing built using data extracted from national situation reports shared
by countries with the Regional Office for Africa as per the IHR (2005) obligations). The data analysis platform The
Renku Project (https:// renku lab. io) provided secure data storage and permitted collaborative coding.
Over a period of 6 months, 63 contributors from 32 nations (including 17 African countries) participated in the project.
A total of 45 in-depth country-specific epidemiological reports and data quality reports were prepared for 28 countries. Spatial transmission and mortality risk indices were developed for 23 countries. Text and video-based training
modules were developed to integrate and mentor new members. The team also began to develop EpiGraph Hub,
a web application that automates the generation of reports similar to those we created, and includes more advanced
data analyses features (e.g. mathematical models, geospatial analyses) to deliver real-time, actionable results to
decision-makers.
Within a short period, we implemented a global collaborative approach to health data management and analyses to
advance national responses to health emergencies and outbreaks. The interdisciplinary team, the hands-on training
and mentoring, and the participation of local researchers were key to the success of this initiative. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / School of Applied Mathematics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, | en_US |
| Affilliation | Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland / The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland /Faculté de Lettres, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Institute for Technology and Global Health, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’, Cambridge, USA / Transform Health Coalition, Geneva, Switzerland. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland / The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland / The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland. | en_US |
| Affilliation | he Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Data analysis, The GRAPH Network, Douala, Cameroon. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Fundação Osvaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Mosquitos Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Núcleo Operacional Sentinela de Mosquitos Vetores, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil - NOSMOVE/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Fundação Osvaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Mosquitos Transmissores de Hematozoários. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Núcleo Operacional Sentinela de Mosquitos Vetores, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil - NOSMOVE/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Research and Training Unit in Ecology and Control of Infectious Diseases (URF‑ECMI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / National Aids Committe, Fann Hospital Center, Dakar, Senegal. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Lúrio, Nampula, Moçambique. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / HSR.Health, Rockville, MD, USA. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / HSR.Health, Rockville, MD, USA. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Institute of Management, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / School of Applied Mathematics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Health Economics Policy Unit, Department of Health Systems and Policy, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Lilongwe, Malawi. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / School of Applied Mathematics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / School of Applied Mathematics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / School of Applied Mathematics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / School of Applied Mathematics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / School of Applied Mathematics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / School of Applied Mathematics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland . | en_US |
| Affilliation | Data analysis, The GRAPH Network, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / School of Applied Mathematics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / School of Applied Mathematics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, | en_US |
| Affilliation | School of Applied Mathematics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Department of Infectious Diseases. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / School of Applied Mathematics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Department of Health Services, County Government of Kwale, Kwale, Kenya. | en_US |
| Affilliation | World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo. | en_US |
| Affilliation | World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo. | en_US |
| Affilliation | World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo. | en_US |
| Affilliation | World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo. | en_US |
| Affilliation | World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Association Actions en Santé Publique, Geneva, Switzerland. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / Newlands Clinic, Harare, Zimbabwe. | en_US |
| Affilliation | The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland / UMI TransVIHMI (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université de Montpellier), Montpellier, France / Geomatys, Montpellier, France. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland / World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland / The Global Research and Analysis for Public Health (GRAPH) Network, Association Actions en Santé, Geneve, Switzerland . | en_US |
| Subject | Sub-Saharan Africa | en_US |
| Subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
| Subject | Outbreak | en_US |
| Subject | Pandemic | en_US |
| Subject | Health emergency | en_US |
| Subject | Data management | en_US |
