Thursday, April 11, 2013

WHO Global Health Observatory & Other 'Open Data' Resources



Interested in learning more about 'open data' healthcare resources  around the globe? Check out the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Health Observatory.  This WHO information portal provides access to 'open' data, statistical analyses, and reports for monitoring the global health situation



The World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Health Observatory (GHO) 'open' data repository provides access to over 50 datasets on priority health topics including mortality and burden of diseases, the Millennium Development Goals (child nutrition, child health, maternal and reproductive health, immunization, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected diseases, water and sanitation), non-communicable diseases and risk factors, epidemic-prone diseases, health systems, environmental health, violence and injuries, equity among others. In addition, the GHO provides on-line access to WHO's annual summary of health-related data for its 194 member states, i.e. World Health Statistics 2012.



But the GHO 'open data' portal is just one of many high quality resource now on the web that are worth further investigation.  You might also want to check out some of these other selected 'open data' resources on population health and healthcare:



U.S. 'Open Data' Resources




Other Global 'Open Data' Resources




To also learn more about free and open source software, open data hubs, tool kits, organizations, videos, etc. you might want to also visit the COSI 'Open' Health web site.

Send us links to other useful 'open data' healthcare sites you would recommend to our readers.

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