sahana open source humanitarian software project - pandemic preparedness forum
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Sahana Open Source Humanitarian Software
ProjectPandemic Preparedness Forum
Bangkok, Thailand, 5th April 2011
Michael Howden
Overview
• Challenges of Information Management
• Benefits of Data Standards
• Sahana Open Source Software
• Open Global Health Facility Registry
Vets
Doctors
Public
UN Agencies
Government Agencies
Hospitals
Farmers
Pharmaceutical
Companies
Media
• ED Status• Bed Capacity• Services
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• ED Status• Bed Capacity• Services
<HospitalBedCapacityStatus> <BedCapacity> <Bed>AdultICU</Bed> <Capacity> <CapacityStatus>Vacant/Available</CapacityStatus> <AvailableCount>10</AvailableCount> <BaselineCount>30</BaselineCount> </Capacity> </BedCapacity>
EDXL-HAVE Data Standard
EDXL-HAVE• Emergency Data Exchange Language
– Hospital Availability Exchange• XML based - Open / Free to use• Governed by Oasis www.oasis-open.org • A “Language” for sharing information• Other relevant data standards:
– CAP: Common Alerting Protocol– PFIF: Person Finder Interchange Format
Sahana Software Foundation• Supporting Open Source Software & Open
Standards for Disaster Management• Supported by a community of
organisations, companies and volunteers• Used in many contexts, including:
– New York City for Coastal Storm Planning– National Library of Medicine (USA)– DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) Project Portal– Organisation & Hospital Registry in Haiti
National Library of Medicine (USA)
PFIF
DRR Project Portal
Sahana Software
Hospital Data Shared in Open Format
Hospital Data in Haiti
Open Global Health Facility Registry
Create a list of
EVERY Health Facility in the World
• Building on the Sahana Open Source Software proven in Haiti– Hospital Registry– “Web Services” to Import/Export data– Rapid Application Development Platform
• “Crowdsourcing” the data collection– Collaboratively by a trusted network– Government, NGOs, Companies, Communities
Sahana Global Health Facility Registry
Identify
• Find data sources• Uniquely identity each
facility
Validate
• Accuracy & Completeness
• Authority of Source
Compile
• Policy for Updating Registry
Audit
• Log changes• Verify accuracy
Data Management Process:
Questions?