2024 PHA4GE Member Survey – Report
In April and June 2024, we invited all PHA4GE members to participate in a survey to ensure PHA4GE is providing opportunities that align with your passions and expertise. The results have been compiled into a short report.
PHA4GE celebrates Mandela Day with coding and disease literacy
Marking this year’s Mandela Day, PHA4GE hosted 20 young learners from Heideveld, hoping to inspire them to become tomorrow’s scientists.
How the sausage gets made: a conversation with the Data Structures Working Group about developing, testing and implementing the PHA4GE Wastewater Contextual Data Specification Package
A look into how PHA4GE is creating a set of development guides, as well as a database of searchable attributes enabling the assembly of suites for specific use cases and ensuring that relevant terms are re-used, increasing interoperability across the data streams in public health
Why is Wastewater surveillance important?
Wastewater surveillance is a crucial public health tool that involves monitoring the contents of wastewater to gain insights into community health. This method can detect the spread of infectious diseases, track drug use patterns, and assess the effectiveness of public health measures. By analyzing wastewater, health officials can identify outbreaks early, observe disease trends, and allocate resources more effectively, ultimately safeguarding public health.
Understanding Malaria and the Measures Towards Malaria Elimination
Malaria, a disease as old as civilization itself, continues to pose a significant global health challenges in the 21st century. Every year on April 25th, World Malaria Day serves as a reminder of the ongoing battle against this ancient scourge.
Celebrating 75 Years of World Health Organization: Upholding the Right to Health for All
As we commemorate the 75th year of the World Health Organization (WHO) and observe World Health Day, it’s imperative to reflect on the challenges and triumphs that shape global health.
The Election Year: 2024 and Public Health
It may come as a surprise to know that nearly half of the world’s population (49%) heads to the polls in 2024. For many these elections take place amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, new disease outbreaks and ongoing public health challenges.
World TB Day 2024: “Yes! We can end TB!”
World TB Day is observed on March 24 each year to raise public awareness and understanding about one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers
hAMRonization: Enhancing antimicrobial resistance prediction using the PHA4GE AMR detection specification and tooling
In collaboration with 17 public health laboratories across 10 countries, the PHA4GE Data Structures working group has developed and piloted a standardized output specification for the bioinformatic detection of AMR from microbial genomes.
Job Opportunities: PHA4GE Wastewater Surveillance Project
Two positions are available to support the PHA4GE Wastewater Surveillance Project