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WHO speaker series: The Complexity of Pandemics

This fifth edition of our event series marks the launch of the WHO Pandemic Hub’s Open Source Programme Office (OSPO) and will highlight the relevance of Open Source solutions for health emergency preparedness and response.

Complexity of Pandemics N°5 – Embracing Open Source Solutions for Health Emergencies

13 June 2023, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (CEST)

The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence , Prinzessinnenstraße 17/18, 10969 Berlin

Speakers: 

  • Dr Yaw Anokwa – Computer Scientist, Open Source Specialist, Founder and CEO of Open Data Kit

  • Dr Hejer Letaief – Deputy Director of the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit at the National Observatory of New and Emerging Diseases, Ministry of Health Tunisia

With contributions from: 

  • Dr Chikwe Iheweazu – WHO Assistant Director-General for the Division of Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance Systems

  • Samuel Mbuthia – Lead of the Open Source Programme Office of the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence & Surveillance Outbreak Response Management & Analysis System (SORMAS) Foundation

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