Inaugural Meeting of the Ebola Data Platform Data Access Committee (360G-Wellcome-218602_Z_19_Z)

The Ebola Data Platform (EDP) strengthens knowledge and capacity across the health, research and humanitarian communities to reduce the impact of Ebola through responsible data reuse. The Data Access Committee (DAC) is a key pillar of the Platform’s governance framework, facilitating access to data from the Platform for equitable research and to help tackle the most pressing challenges in the global response to Ebola. IDDO and the Data Access Committee Chair seek to convene the full DAC membership in person for an inaugural meeting in West Africa later in 2019. Key outputs expected from the meeting: Develop Data Access Guidelines for the EDP and finalise the DAC Terms of Reference. Strengthen the EDP plans to support research capacity across Ebola-affected countries. Align the EDP data access policies with other initiatives across West Africa and the continent. Provide feedback to the EDP Steering Committee on research priorities, issues in data access and promoting equity in data use. This application requests funding for travel, accommodation and subsistence during the two-day meeting for the 10 members of the DAC and two members of the Secretariat. The current DAC membership is mostly comprised of members from low-income countries, including those directly affected by Ebola.