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Trusted data – on the dot.

Global.health is a data science initiative transforming how the world shares and uses outbreak data. By fostering collaboration and innovation through open-source tools and trusted information, we empower communities, researchers, and leaders to make informed and equitable decisions to advance the early response to infectious diseases.

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Avian Influenza

United States of America

February 2024 - July 2025

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Mpox

Multicountry

January 2024 - December 2024

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Marburg

Equatorial Guinea

January 2023 - April 2023

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Ebola

Uganda

August 2022 - November 2022

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Mpox

Global

April 2022 - September 2022

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COVID-19

Global

January 2020 - December 2023

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Press
“Today an informal network of hundreds of volunteers has assembled records for more than a million cases in 142 countries around the world. It may well be the single most accurate portrait of the virus’s spread through the human population in existence.”
The New York TimesHow Data Became One of the Most Powerful Tools to Fight an Epidemic
10 June 2020
“... an unusual effort to compile a 'line list' of confirmed cases by sifting through government reports, the medical literature, reliable media accounts, and social media. Line lists contain incredibly useful information that are not visible in aggregated case counts.”
Science MagazineScientists are Racing to Model the Next Moves of a Coronavirus That’s Still Hard to Predict
07 February 2020
“One important example of how this data has been used is how early in the outbreak the global scientific community was able to identify the five to 14-day incubation period of the virus.”
The IndependentI’m a Researcher Who’s Helped Change How We Tackle Pandemics Like Coronavirus Forever – This is What We’ve Learned
17 March 2020
“It's got several goals: inform the public on how this outbreak began, give a real-time look at how the situation is unfolding both locally and globally, and show what's working to stem the spread.”
Vice News Meet the International Team Mapping the Real-Time Spread of the Coronavirus
26 March 2020
“The scientific community has increasingly argued for the value of sharing data openly, as it allows for cross-validation of results which makes new discoveries more robust and reliable.”
LSEThe Need for Open Data Sharing in the Era of Global Pandemics
17 November 2020
“Understanding the spread of COVID-19 is critical to informing public health decisions and lessening its impact on communities. We’re supporting the development of data platforms to help model disease and projects that explore the use of diverse public datasets to more accurately predict the spread of the virus.”
The KeywordGoogle Supports COVID-19 AI and Data Analytics Projects
10 September 2020
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Participating Institutions:
Boston Children's Hospital
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In Development

Currently in development, launching early 2021.