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Thoughts From The VODAN Africa Global Coordinator: Learning from African Health Data Without Relocating itProfessor Mirjam van Reisen shared her thoughts with the team at Leiden University Medical Centre (L... |
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2022-2023 Annual Report Adopted by the VODANÂ BOARDÂFrom the onset, the mission of VODAN Africa has been clear and hinged on the need to leverage critic... |
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VODAN Africa Presents the Africa Health Data Space Strategic Goals for 2024-2030To deepen the commitment of VODAN Africa to developing a digital health space where interoperable da... |
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Railway Industrial Clinic, North-Central Nigeria Produces Machine-Actionable Semantic Data For Africa Federated Health SpaceAt the core of VODAN Africa's mission is Quality Data Production that will remain at the health faci... |
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Global Health 2.0: Paving The Way For The futureBy Lieve Fransen , Elizabeth Kuiper , Danielle Brady In the wake of COVID-19, global health w... |
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Keynote Address by Hon. Fortune Charumbira, President P For The Closing session of the Lorentz Conference The Road to FAIR and Equitable Science 26 January 2024Key-note address by Hon. Fortune Charumbira, President of the Pan African Parliament of the Afr... |
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Dr. Lieve Fransen Presents The Importance of FAIR Data for AI-driven Global Health at the European Policy Centre, February 2024VODAN was represented at the meeting of the European Policy Centre held in Brussels on 13 February 2... |
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VODAN Collaborates With EEPA on Digital Inclusion and Ethical Data PipelineThe Value-driven Ownership of Data and Accessibility Network (VODAN) has partnered with the European... |
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VODAN Africa Rebrands to Value-driven Ownership of Data and Accessibility NetworkThe foremost platform for the creation of real-time, high-velocity clinical observational patient da... |
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VODAN Africa Certifies 6 FAIR Data Stewards Level 4, 36 Data Clerks, and 11 Health Facilities Recognized For Production of FAIR DataOn December 21st, 2023, the VODAN Africa Initiative certified six FAIR Data Steward Level 4 that wil... |
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VODAN Africa Unveils a Strategic Plan Aimed at Ensuring Her Sustainability and The African Health Data SpaceOn Thursday, December 21st 2023, the VODAN-Africa Initiative had an expanded End-of-the-Year meeting... |
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The VODAN Platform & the CEDAR Workbench: Semantic Technology to Ensure FAIR Patient Data in AfricaLUMC and Leiden Global were represented at the 2023 Conference of the American Medical Informatics A... |
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TOWARDS AN AFRICA HEALTH DATA SPACE: VODAN PHASE IIIIt is a great pleasure to deliver the 2023 Annual Report of VODAN-Africa, which presents the outcome... |
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Federated Dataspace - A Proposed Landscape: A Presentation by Prof Mirjam Van Reisen on Connected Everything Conference Oct 20th 2023On Friday, October 20th, 2023, the VODAN-Africa Team led by Prof. Mirjam van Reisen gave a presentat... |
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Tesfit Gebremeskel Speaks on VODAN-Africa Contribution at the Least Developed Countries (LDC) (LDC5) Summit, Doha QatarAt the plenary session titled "Digital economy and sustainable development- Issues at stake", Tesfit... |
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The Natural Resource of the Digital Economy is Data, Says Prof Mirjam van Reisen at the Sitting of the African Union Pan-Africa Parliament (AU-PAP) Committees“The natural resource of the digital economy is data. It is critical that this resource is own... |
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VODAN-Africa Project Recognized at the 2nd International Conference on Public Health in AfricaAt the 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Rwanda, the Acting Director General, Dr. Ahm... |
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VODAN Africa Executive Secretary, Prof Francisca Oladipo Appointed to Serve on Project For ICT Development in the Nigerian University SystemThe VODAN-Africa Executive Secretary and the Vice-Chancellor Thomas Adewumi University Nigeria, Prof... |
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Insights From VODAN Africa Presentation: The use of Federated Analysis Methodology in Epidemiological Early Data WarningHow can disease/viral outbreaks be detected before happening? Ruduan Plug gave an insight into how f... |
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VODAN Africa Certifies 31 Data Stewards on FAIR Data ManagementOn November 23rd, 2022, VODAN Africa certified 30 Data Stewards on FAIR Data Management. Accord... |
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Demonstration of the VODAN Africa Platform - Data Pipeline, FAIR Principles, and FAIR Data StewardshipThe VODAN Africa digital health system was developed with the purpose of creating Findable Accessibl... |
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VODAN-Africa Presents Federated Patient Data Platform for Epidemic Analytics in Health Facilities in Eight CountriesOn Wednesday, November 23, the Virus Outbreak Data Network (VODAN) - Africa Initiative delivered a s... |
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[Event Update]: VODAN Africa Platform Presentation November 23, 2022The Virus Outbreak Data Network (VODAN)-Africa invites you to the presentation of the VODAN Africa P... |
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The GO FAIR Implementation Network Africa (IN-Africa)The GO FAIR Implementation Network Africa (IN-Africa) is an open network and is supported by African... |
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African FAIR Open Data-driven Research & ServicesThe Virus Outbreak Data Network (VODAN)-Africa is the innovation engine of the learning platform of ... |
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VODAN Africa Programme Document 2022-2024Creating a FAIR Digital Health Information System Data Ownership in Africa Digitalizing patient hea... |
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[Research Paper]: Not Ready for Convergence in Data InfrastructuresAuthors: Keith Jeffery, Peter Wittenburg, Larry Lannom, George Strawn, Claudia Biniossek, Dirk Betz,... |
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GAIC Network Starts New Year on September 16th, 2022The Global Accessibility, Innovation, and Care (GAIC) Network started its new year on Friday, Septem... |
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VODAN Africa Publishes Special Issue on FAIR Data InteroperabilityThe VODAN Africa special issue on FAIR Data Interoperability has been published by Data Intelligence... |
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VODAN Africa Executive Coordinator, Prof Francisca Oladipo appointed VC Thomas Adewumi University, NigeriaThe Executive Coordinator of the Virus Outbreak Data Network Africa (VODAN-Africa), Prof Francisca O... |
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[Video] VODAN Africa ZoNMV Presentation by VODAN Africa Executive Coordinator, Prof Mirjam van ReisenWatch the presentation by our Global Coordinator, Prof Mirjam van Reisen. She is a Professor of FAIR... |
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[Video] Localizing and FAIRification of CEDAR as an Ethical Data Pipeline by Samson YohannesSamson Yohannes is a PhD Student at Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Lecturer at Mekelle Uni... |
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VODAN Africa Team Wins Most Inspiring Presentation During the Global Health Symposium at Leiden University Medical CentreThe VODAN-Africa Team's presentation was voted the most inspiring during the Global Health Symposium... |
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Event Update: VODAN Africa Ready to Showcase Achievements at the Global Impact in Health SymposiumOn Monday, the 30th of May 2022, The VODAN African will be participating in the Global Impact in Hea... |
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GAIC Releases 2022 Annual ReportThe Globalization, Accessibility, Innovation, and Care (GAIC) Network has released its 2022 Ann... |
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VODAN Africa To Deploy Digital Health Systems Across AfricaVODAN-Africa Health System is being deployed across 88 health facilities in 8 African countries. The... |
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[Event Update]: FAIR Ethical Patient Data Records Deployment in Health Facilities in AfricaOn Wednesday 20th April 2022, VODAN Africa, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Kampala Interna... |
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Conference on Critical Issues For AU EU Collaboration on Health and Science Calls For Increased Collaboration Between the Two ContinentsThe Conference on Critical Issues for AU-EU Collaboration on Health and Science held on February 17t... |
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VODAN Africa Team Deploy Localized CEDAR in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and The NetherlandsThe VODAN Africa team has successfully installed the localized CEDAR in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimb... |
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NUFFIC Presidency Approves FAIR Data Courses as Part of the Digital Innovation and Skills Hub (DISH)On Monday, December 20th, 2021, the NUFFIC Presidency approved the FAIR Data course developed as par... |
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VODAN Africa Scientists and Researchers Join Other Leaders to Demand Global Response of Collaboration with Africa on COVID-19 following Omicron OutbreakOn Monday, November 29th, 2021, VODAN Africa Board scientists and researchers led by the Global Coor... |
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Re: International Scientists and Leaders ask a Global Response of Collaboration with Africa on COVID-19 following Omicron OutbreakMr Josep Borrell Fontelles High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Securit... |
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VODAN Africa Executive Coordinator Prof. Francisca Oladipo to speak at the Public Workshop Convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineOn Thursday, September 9th, 2021, VODAN Africa Executive Coordinator, Prof Francisca Oladipo will be... |
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Prof Mirjam van Reisen speaks on How VODAN Africa is Set to Transform Digital Health Data in AfricaFrom September 1-2, 2021, Prof. Mirjam van Reisen, VODAN Africa Global Coordinator gave a presentati... |
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Ethiopian Health Minister Dr. Lia Tadasse Endorses VODAN AfricaOn Thursday, 29th July 2021, Dr. Lia Tadesse, the Honourable Minister of Health of the Federal Democ... |
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Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Tanzania Recommends VODAN AfricaOn Wednesday, July 28th July 2021, VODAN Africa received another recommendation from Kilimanjaro Chr... |
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Kenya Medical Research Institute Recommends VODAN AfricaThe Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has recommended VODAN Africa, this was made known by Dr... |
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President of the University of Sousse Tunisia Recommends VODAN AfricaOn Friday, July 23rd, 2021, the President of the University of Sousse, Tunisia, Pr. Lotfi Belkacem, ... |
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VODAN Africa Researchers Publish Research Article on FAIR Digital Data Health Infrastructure in AfricaIn a bid to document the gains and experiences gathered since the VODAN Africa journey began, the VO... |
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Niger State Government Recognizes VODAN AfricaOn 5th July 2021, The Government of Niger State, North-Central Nigeria, through the Ministry of Heal... |
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VODAN Africa Global Coordinator Appointed Professor of FAIR Data Science at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)Tireless passion for the upscaling of African digital health applications is one word to describe Pr... |
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VODAN Africa Executive Secretary, Prof. Francisca Oladipo Presents VODAN Africa Contribution in Preparation of the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5)On Thursday 20th May 2021, the VODAN Africa Executive Secretary was among the list of speakers that ... |
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VODAN Africa Celebrates One Year AnniversaryOn Tuesday, April 27th 2021, VODAN Africa celebrated her 1st year anniversary amid cheers, accolades... |
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VODANA Executive Secretary, Prof Francisca Oladipo appointed as the Pioneer Director of Quality Assurance, Federal University Lokoja, NigeriaThe Executive Coordinator, Virus Outbreak Data Network Africa, (VODAN Africa), Prof. Francisca Oladi... |
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VODAN Africa Participates in the Women in Data Science (WiDS 2021) DatathonAt the concluded Women in Data Science (WiDS) Datathon 2021, VODANA Team was among the 1,773 individ... |
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VODAN Africa Executive Secretary, Prof. Oladipo Recognized as Member of Pan-African Scientific Research CouncilThe Executive Secretary Virus Outbreak Data Network Africa (VODAN Africa), Prof. Francisca Oladipo h... |
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Virus Outbreak Data Africa Network Expands into AsiaAfter the successful completion of the first phase of the VODAN Africa Project, the initiative has e... |
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VODAN Africa and Asia 2020: A SnapshotThe deployment of FDPs is the starting point, but not an end in itself. The end is how we can use t... |
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VODAN Africa Team Set to Speak at the International FAIR Convergence SymposiumThe VODAN Africa Team is set to share their experiences, lessons, and insights gathered during the 1... |
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VODANA Nigeria Co-coordinator, Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Appointed Director of ICT at IBBULThe Co-Coordinator of VODAN Africa and Asia (VODANA) Team in Nigeria has been appointed the Director... |
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Press Release: VODAN Africa Inaugurates BoardContact: Obinna OsigwePhone: +256752571889, +2347061195107Email: obinna.osigwe@vodan-totafrica.info ... |
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VODAN Africa launches Special Issue of Data Intelligence on FAIR Data Interoperability on COVID-19In a bid to deepen the experiences, knowledge, and expertise gathered during the 1st and 2nd of the ... |
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Proof of Concept developed by VODAN Africa and AsiaGO FAIR moved from a theoretical concept to an implementation programme when the Covid-19 pandemic r... |
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VODAN Africa Initiative Unveils The Board and Steering Committee for the Second Phase of the ProjectThe second phase of the VODAN Africa Initiative is steadily gathering momentum as the Board was unve... |
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The Next Phase of the Project Will Be Owned by VODAN Africa Says Prof Mirjam Van ReisenTo institutionalize the progress made during the initial and current phase, the Initiative will dev... |
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Historic First Data Visiting of Patient Data Stored in Residence Across ContinentsAt the onset of COVID-19 outbreak, Prof. Mirjam Van Reisen, the Global Coordinator VODAN Africa... |
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VODAN Africa Team in Kenya FAIRifies COVID-19 Data After The Deployment of FAIR Data PointThe FDP in Kenya is the 7th machine-actionable FDP under the VODAN Africa Initiative. Other exi... |
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Google.org Selects VODAN Africa to Support Through AI For Social Good COVID-19 FundOn Thursday, September 10th, Google.org announced that VODAN Africa was selected to receive funding ... |
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The Science of FAIR Data is as Important as the Science of Medicine, Prof Oladipo Urges Artificial Intelligence ExpertsAnother opportunity to realize that the science of Data will help as much as the science of Medicin... |
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VODAN Africa Executive Coordinator Prof Francisca Oladipo and Nigeria Team Lead Dr Sakinat Folorunsho to Speak at Women in AI Global ConferenceOn September 8th, 2020, the VODAN Africa team consisting of the Executive Coordinator, Prof. Francis... |
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VODAN Africa Team Holds Technical Session With Leiden University Medical Center For Intercontinental Query of FAIR Data PointsOne of the significant milestones of the VODAN Africa Initiative is to create a distributed data di... |
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VODAN Africa Technical Coordinator, Mariam Basajja Demonstrates FAIRification of COVID-19 DataThe CRF wizard is part of the VODAN-in-a-Box toolset that helps to facilitate the capture of data r... |
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Tunisia FAIRifies COVID-19 Data After Deployment of FAIR Data PointThe data collected by the Tunisian team was gathered through 120 interviews from respond... |
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VODAN-Africa installs Two FDPs in Ethiopia, Ready to FAIRify COVID-19 DataThe Virus Outbreak Data Network (VODAN-Africa) team in Ethiopia on Tuesday, 18th August 2020, demons... |
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VODAN Africa installs another VODAN-in-a-Box in NigeriaToday, 11th August 2020, marks another landmark achievement in the mission of the Africa Implementat... |
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Data Science Nigeria Demonstrates FAIRification of COVID 19 DataThe Nigerian COVID-19 datasets on the FDP include daily cases, cases by states, cases by geopol... |
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VODAN in a Box Strengthens South-South Cooperation on COVID-19 ControlIn a two-hour session hosted by Charles Kahiro and Ivy Wachira of Ravel Works, Africa, and witnessed... |
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VODAN Africa Train Visits Olabisi Onabanjo University, NigeriaIn the bid to sustain the gains and momentum generated by the Virus Outbreak Data Network (VODAN-Afr... |
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PRESS RELEASE: COVID-19 Computer-Readable Observational Data Installed at Kampala International UniversityHistory was made today at 14:14 CET on 22 July 2020 as the first COVID-19 Computer-Readable FAIR Dat... |
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VODAN Africa and the Journey of a Thousand Tiny StepsAs the COVID-19 pandemic ran riot around the world and was gradually making inroads into Africa, a n... |
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Mekelle University Joins the Virus Outbreak Data Africa Network (VODAN)In a Press Release by Mekelle University, Ethiopia, they have officially joined the VODAN Africa Ini... |
