GLOBE is a portal launched by Fondation Mérieux (an independent foundation serving the public health interest, particularly regarding infectious diseases in developing countries).
GLOBE is dedicated to the improvement and the strengthening of expertise as well as the development of the networking between healthcare professionals. Besides the experts and the partners implicated, Globe users would play a major role in the progress of the portal both in terms of the content and the network.
Themes
GLOBE is oriented towards three themes: biology laboratories sciences and activities, epidemiology and disease surveillance, and prevention and vaccines.
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This theme is related to the development and reinforcing of the management, the quality and the operating procedures (testing, sampling, interpretation of results) in biomedical laboratories.
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Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance aims at the strengthening of the basic knowledge and the dissemination of specific tools required for implementing epidemiologic studies, managing outbreaks as well as setting surveillance systems.
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Prevention and vaccines is dedicated to the reinforcement of infectious diseases prevention and particularly vaccine awareness and skills but also for establishing local expertise and specific networking for exchanging experiences in this field.
Tools
The portal provides several e-tools: e-network, e-learning, online resources as well as news and announcements information.
GLOBE network
Aiming to ensure discussion opportunities related to the main topics and to establish private working and exchange area for different networks of specialists. These networks would promote north-south and south-south scientific, medical and biomedical interactions.
E-Learning
Aiming to support the continuous training of scientific experts, clinical laboratory staff and public health professionals. Interactive modules as well as a large panel of Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) and courses related to vaccines, laboratory testing, laboratory safety and management are available.
Resources
Aiming to make available evidence-based and international guidance, reports and articles related to GLOBE area of interest; but also, to involve users in the enlargement and the updating of the content by giving them the possibility to submit to GLOBE new resources to be shared on the portal.
