PDN recognizes the importance of rapidly and widely sharing data during disease outbreaks. The rapid, open, and wide sharing of data on emerging pathogens helps keep people and the planet healthy. PDN believes in the power of open data to a) facilitate public health...
PDN has released a unified global ethics report to support the responsible use of wastewater pathogen data. Drawing from leading international frameworks (World Health Organization, European Union, United States Centers for Disease Control, and Canadian federated...
The Pathogen Data Network (PDN) has conducted a global survey to better understand the challenges researchers face when working with pathogen data and to identify priority areas for training and support. The results pinpoint limited funding, data aggregation...
PDN has released a technical ‘starter kit’ to support the rapid development of national, regional and community-led portals, also referred to as Pathogen Portal Nodes (PPN). This simple and flexible implementation software includes all essential features for a basic,...
WHO Member States have formally adopted an agreement that outlines a pathogen access and benefit sharing (PABS) system to encourage the sharing of data in exchange for more equitable distribution of diagnostics and therapeutics – an area of crucial importance to PDN’s...
PDN Director Aitana Neves has joined the WHO International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) as a member of its Community of Practice in Genomics Data. Her appointment, along with that of PDN Deputy Director Guy Cochrane earlier, reflects high-level recognition of...
