Data sharing in public health emergencies

Progress in promoting data sharing in public health emergencies

Data sharing in public health emergencies: a call to researchers

Editorials 158 Data are the basis for public health action , and rapid data sharing is critical during an unfolding health emergency. The information disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and accompanying online data sets is vital for decision-makers. 1 The deficiencies with existing data-sharing mechanisms, which were highlighted during the 2013–16 Ebola epidemic in west Africa, have bro...

Make Data Sharing Routine to Prepare for Public Health Emergencies

Jean-Paul Chretien and colleagues argue that recent Ebola and Zika virus outbreaks highlight the importance of data sharing in scientific research.

Sharing Public Health Research Data

It is increasingly recognized that effective and appropriate data sharing requires the development of models of good datasharing practice capable of taking seriously both the potential benefits to be gained and the importance of ensuring that the rights and interests of participants are respected and that risk of harms is minimized. Calls for the greater sharing of individual-level data from bi...

Developing Global Norms for Sharing Data and Results during Public Health Emergencies

Among the core functions of the World Health Organization (WHO) are to provide “leadership on matters critical to health” and to shape “the research agenda and stimulate the generation, translation, and dissemination of valuable knowledge” in the interest of global public health [1]. These mandates have converged, of late, in the area of data sharing. In April 2015, the WHO adopted a position o...