COVID-19
Below are all our blog posts with the tag "COVID-19"
Scaling Radio Analysis with Data Science for Infodemic Monitoring
Radio is one of the oldest communication technologies, having been used for decades. In spite of the increasing global penetration of social media and other online communication tools, radio remains
New simulation model helps with COVID-19 planning in world’s largest refugee settlement
Leading academics and data scientists from Durham University, UN Global Pulse (UNGP), WHO, UNHCR, and OCHA; as well as academics from Public Health England, London School of Hygiene & Tropical
Pouring Data Science Into Real-World Scenarios to Predict the Spread of COVID-19
This text was originally published by UNHCR Innovation Service. Main image by UNHCR Innovation Service. A collaborative project at a settlement for forcibly displaced people in Bangladesh is not only
HIMSS21 & Health 2.0 European Health Conference
UN Global Pulse Finland is participating in an event about “Tackling Health Inequalities: Levelling-up Beyond COVID-19” at the HIMSS21 & Health 2.0 European Health Conference on 9 June 2021 from
Harnessing Foresight for Building Back Better: STI Forum – Online Side Event
Foresight and futures thinking have long been integral parts of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policies. They are also core to the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, as
What epidemic modelling can teach us about the spread of disease in refugee settlements
Read our latest scientific paper where we simulate the potential effects of various interventions against the spread of COVID-19.
From plague outbreaks to COVID-19: On the value of ship traffic data for epidemic modeling of diseases
Ships are an important means of transportation for both people and goods, which also makes them potential hotspots for diseases, especially those with a longer incubation period. The recent clusters
