This project is part of a global IDRC-funded initiative on AI for Global Health
https://idrc-crdi.ca/en/
General Objective
Systematizing the detection of infectious pathogens and pathologies that fall under national or regional surveillance. This will involve the direct extraction of data from healthcare institutions' information systems and laboratory information systems...
Specific Objective
Identification of key infectious pathogens and pathologies necessitating routine epidemiological surveillance. This process will involve close cooperation with the research team and a MoPH expert...
Middle East and North Africa
Strengthening Lebanon's Pandemic Surveillance System Through AIDriven Automation of Laboratory Data
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Presentation of EMERGENT-Lebanon
The worldwide limitations of pandemic monitoring systems in preventing and promptly detecting the scale of pandemic outbreaks have been revealed since the COVID-19 pandemic.In this podcast, our co-PI, Antoine
Bioinformatics
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Lay summary of proposed research
Starting in 2019, Lebanon has been grappling with a severe economic crisis that was further compounded by the COVID -19 pandemic. This combination of factors has led to the
Our Team
Multidisciplinary Expertise
Elie SOKHN, PhD
Head of Microbiology Department, Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui-UMC
Christo EL MORR, PhD
Research Scientist at North York General Hospital, Toronto
Antoine SAAB, PhD
Quality and Patient Safety Manager, Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui-UMC
Cynthia ABI KHALIL, MSN
Nursing Director, Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui-UMC
Mouin JAMMAL, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui-UMC
Lina ABU MRAD, MBA
Lebanese Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)
Jihane RAHME, MPH
Melody SAIKALI, MSc, CPPS
