This repository is the first stop for open source communities wishing to contribute to the World Health Organization open source work. Below are links to contributor guidelines, open source product and project roadmaps, and key contributor recognition.
- Please take time to go through this README.md file. It contains information for frequently asked questions on how to work with this repository.
- The Getting Started section below contains specifics on contributor profile and project information.
To participate as a community member:
- Sign in with your GitHub account.
- Go to the discussions page.
- Pick a category and start a discussion.
Use this repo when you are interested in getting your organization, company, open source community, or you as an individual involved with WHO open source work. This is also a good place to find quick guides, helpful links, and discussions if you are already collaborating with WHO on open source work.
ℹ Note: If you already have an existing collaboration or partnership with WHO, you can continue to use those existing communication channels.
Use this repository to communicate and collaborate asynchronously--so that any question asked and answered may be easily shared and collaborated on.
The use of this repository draws upon ideas from:
As more WHO work is open sourced, the breadth of contributor profiles will grow. Currently, WHO is seeking collaboration from the following that have an existing orientation on public health:
- UN, INGOs, MNOs, Ministries of Health
- Academic Institutions
- Private Tech Companies
- Open Source Communities
- Expert Individuals (not working on behalf of the above)
Please follow this Contributor Guideline when planning to collaborate and contribute to this repository.
The Starting an Open Source Project Guide is a good starting point for project teams working with WHO and want to start an open source project or open source an existing project.
| Initiative Name | Notes | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Augmented Public Health Intelligence - AI/ML | Cognitive computing technologies encompassing machine learning and automated reasoning, natural language processing, speech and object recognition, human-computer interaction, dialog and narrative generation to support public health intelligence discipline | @milovanovicdusan |
| EmCare | Digital solution that initially aims to improve health outcomes for mothers and children in emergency settings | @haskewc |
| Go.Data | Contact tracing solution for outbreak response. Public repo and community of practice for sharing technical resources for Go.Data users and contributors. | @sarahollis |
| Semantic Web of Public Health Data - open APIs | Semantic network of distributed data for sharing information and knowledge between humans as well as between systems, including public health intelligence systems and those that provide contextual information | @milovanovicdusan |
| Step-by-step | Drupal distribution for an evidence based support program for people with depression and stress (repository to be made public soon) | @kencarswell |
Please, stay tuned while we work on sharing more repositories for open source collaboration.
The following folks are the maintainers for this repository. Please feel free to contact them via an @mention in an issue, or via email for any questions, comments, and/or ideas you may have relating to WHO's Open Source innitiative and this repository:
| Name | Contact | Pic |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Mbuthia | @smbuthia |  |
| Dusan Milovanovic | @milovanovicdusan |  |
💖 To help make this a welcoming and inclusive community, please read our code of conduct.
For more information on WHO's open source work, watch this video on YouTube on how WHO uses technology for early detection, verification, and risk assessment of pandemics. You can also read about the launch of WHO's new Open Source Programme Office.