Studies under INSPIRE
The Implementation Network for Sharing Population Information from Research Entities (INSPIRE) is a collaboration between research entities to share population information for research purposes. The following are some of the studies under INSPIRE:
- IDSR
- PEACH
OMOP CDM Implementation
The Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Common Data Model (CDM) is used by INSPIRE to standardize data from various sources. The following are some of the activities involved in the OMOP CDM implementation:
- Data mapping
- Data transformation
- Data validation
OHDSI Vocabularies
The Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) Vocabulary provides standard concepts and codes to describe various medical concepts. INSPIRE uses the OHDSI Vocabulary to ensure standardized terminologies across all studies. The OHDSI Atlas system and schema.org are also used to facilitate data sharing and interoperability.
Countries with HDSS sites
The Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) is a longitudinal health and demographic research platform used by INSPIRE. The following are some of the countries in Africa where HDSS sites are located:
- Malawi
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Tanzania
- Ethiopia