Vaccine Data Co-Lab Launch! 🚀

Good news from the COVIDaction team in this edition of the Friday Download and we are so excited to share it all with you. 

COVIDaction is launching the Vaccine Data Co-Lab, with the ambition to invest in the essential data systems needed to support vaccine prioritisation and rollout. Take a look, tell your friends and more importantly - submit your application if this is one for you!

🏥 Reflections on Resilient Health Systems 

During the development of the COVIDaction Resilient Health Systems (RHS) theme and the selection of its nine awardees, health systems and innovation experts illuminated the opportunity offered by this work to investigate a critical learning question: What is the role of technology in building resilient health systems? Find out with our latest update on our RHS learnings.

🥭 Healthcare Resilience through Mobile Data

Making sure that rural pharmacies have what they need is no easy task, ensuring that service is possible during a pandemic adds all kinds of pressures. Read our latest awardee profile to find out how mobile technology is helping. 

⭐ Promoting Responsible Data 

Humanitarian data is critical for determining the needs of people affected by crises, but it also presents some unique risks. This is what the safe, ethical and effective use of data during the pandemic and beyond is vital and we’re delighted to share a guest post from  OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data on the publication of a new learning path to make this happen. If you’re interested in learning more about responsible data - rest assured it is always on our mind and we have some reflections here from experts and friends of COVIDaction. 

🎧 Listen up! 

Did you know you can hear more from our grantees and many more brilliant experts and guests? You do now! Tune in to the Innovation Action podcasts exploring assorted topics around tech, production, the circular economy and more. 

Phew! So much is happening with all of our teams at COVIDaction, if you don’t want to miss out on our latest updates you can follow our Medium and Twitter posts and of course let your friends know if they might like to explore tech innovation and development with us by signing up to this newsletter.

Have a great weekend!

COVIDaction Team x

COVIDaction is building a technology and innovation pipeline for the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme is funded by UK Aid.