The Health GeoLab develops and maintains a pool of individuals having expertise and skills related to the management and use of geospatial data and technologies in the health sector among its members based in Asia and the Pacific. This pool is available to countries to strengthen their technical capacity when it comes to the geo-enablement of their Health Information System.
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Image | Full Name | Institution | Function | Country of Residence | Country of Operations | Summary Profile | Detailed Profile | hf:tax:expert_country_of_residence | hf:tax:expert_country_of_operations |
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Sat Chab | MOH | Vice-Chief | Cambodia | Cambodia | Sat Chab (Cambodia): Vice-Chief of the Health Economics and Financing Bureau at the Ministry of Health of Cambodia. He has been trained on the management and use of geospatial data and technologies and is involved in the process aiming at geo-enabling the Health Information System (HIS). Sat can be contacted through Sokna Sek. | cambodia | cambodia | ||
Nattwut Ekapirat | MORU | Data Scientist and Statistician | Thailand | Thailand | Data Scientist and Statistician based in Bangkok, Thailand. He has an extensive experience in data analysis and visualization techniques for a decade. Currently, He leads a risk mapping and response planning project of malaria and dengue in Thailand supported by Asian Development Bank (ADB). | View | thailand | thailand | |
Steeve Ebener | HGLC | Consultant | Philippines | Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam | Consultant with 20 years of experience in providing technical support to the health and emergency management sectors from the global to the national level when it comes to the integration of geography and time in their respective information system as well as the management and use of geospatial data and technologies | View | philippines | cambodia laos myanmar philippines vietnam | |
Sazid Ibna Zaman | MORU | Consultant | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Consultant on Data Management & GIS Mapping for both Malaria epidemiology and Mathematical and Economic Modeling (MAEMOD) group at Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), based in Bangladesh. He has over 11 years of experience in spatial data collection, data management and GIS mapping in national & international organizations and companies including government agencies and providing technical support for GIS technology and geospatial data sharing, analysis and decision making to health sectors. | View | bangladesh | bangladesh | |
Leng Ing | MOH | IT Officer | Cambodia | Cambodia | IT Officer in the Health Information System Bureau at the Ministry of Health of Cambodia. He is in charge of maintaining, completing and updating the master lists for the geographic objects core to public health as well as the development and improvement of the guidelines and protocols related to geospatial data and technologies. Leng can be contacted through Sokna Sek. | cambodia | cambodia | ||
Richard Maude | MORU | Associate Professor | Thailand | Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand | Head of Epidemiology at Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand and Associate Professor in Tropical Medicine at the University of Oxford, Honorary Consultant Physician at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and a Visiting Scientist at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, USA. His areas of interest include spatiotemporal epidemiology, GIS mapping, disease surveillance, health policy, pathogen genetics and population movement with a focus on malaria, dengue, novel pathogens and environmental health. | View | thailand | bangladesh cambodia myanmar thailand | |
Chris Mercado | MORU | Researcher | Thailand | Philippines, Thailand | Public health researcher with ongoing training in spatial epidemiology of infectious diseases at MORU. In collaboration with WHO and Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), he helped produce national and subnational risk maps of malaria for 22 countries in the Asia Pacific for a project under the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) and supported the implementation of ADB’s project on risk mapping and response planning for malaria in Thailand. | View | thailand | philippines thailand | |
Pengby Ngor | MORU | Researcher | Cambodia | Cambodia | Has worked in database management and mapping in Cambodia since graduation. Currently employed as data manager by the National Center for Parasitology Entomology and Malaria Control at the Ministry of Health of Cambodia he is also pursuing a Postgraduate fellowship in Mathematical Modelling for malaria elimination at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit | View | cambodia | cambodia | |
Izay Pantanilla | HGLC | Consultant, GIS Analyst | Philippines | Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam | GIS Analyst/Specialist with more than 15 years of experience working with government sector, private companies, and international organizations. For the past 6 years, Izay has been working as the GIS Analyst for Health GeoLab Collaborative to help countries in the Asia and the Pacific Region to geo-enable their Health Information System. | View | philippines | myanmar philippines vietnam | |
Phuc Ho Quang | MOH | Researcher | Vietnam | Vietnam | Junior researcher and surveillance officer at the National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE) of Vietnam. He has been trained on the management and use of geospatial data and technologies during the HIS geo-enabling process supported by ADB. Phuc is proficient in the use of Survey 123, ArcMap and ArcGIS Online and has been using these to support malaria elimination in the country. | vietnam | vietnam | ||
Sokna Sek | MOH | Vice-Chief | Cambodia | Cambodia | Vice-Chief of the Health Information System Bureau at the Ministry of Health of Cambodia. He is in charge of all issues related to the HIS including its geo-enabling. He has been trained on the management and use of geospatial data and technologies and is currently supervising the integration of the common geo-registry in the HMIS/HCP platform. | View | cambodia | cambodia | |
Ian Thomas | NONE | Consultant | Cambodia | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Others, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam | Leading expert with two decades of experience in the Mekong Region on all things remote sensing and GIS related. Past health related mapping projects includes regional HIV mapping with PSI and support for Landmine Victim Assistance in Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar. | View | cambodia | bangladesh bhutan cambodia indonesia myanmar others philippines thailand vietnam | |
Wynn Zaw | MORU | GIS manager | Myanmar | Myanmar | Data and GIS manager for the Epidemiology Department at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), based in Yangon, Myanmar. Wynn’s interests include data science and data-mining and development in infectious disease settings, spatial-temporal analysis of tropical diseases, web-based development, diseases risk mapping and analysis, raster analysis, and data repository development. | View | myanmar | myanmar | |
Rod Towner | NONE | Consultant | Australia | Australia | GIS and data manager with expertise in emergency response as well public health data management and mapping. A practising Senior Water Resources Engineer in Australia with experience deploying on an as-needs basis, including to the WHO Ebola and emergencies programmes and the Pakistan 2010 flooding response. Experienced user of software packages including ArcMap, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, Survey123, ArcGIS Collector, SQL Server and a range of other data management tools. Passionate about training and capacity building. Experienced in training programme development and facilitation. | View | australia | australia | |
July Ko Ko | MORU | Data manager, Project Coordinator | Myanmar | Myanmar | Data Manager/Project Coordinator for the Epidemiology Department at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), based in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. July’s interests include data management, risk mapping and analysis, bioinformatics, project management, coordination & communication, monitoring & evaluation, and Open Data Kit (ODK). | View | myanmar | myanmar | |
Set Khaing Oo | UNICEF | Consultant | Myanmar | Myanmar | GIS specialist with 8 years of hands-on experience in Government sector, Private sector, and Non-Government organization in Myanmar. A strong love of Cartography, Remote Sensing, and Photogrammetry especially in applied fields like geolocation and water resources management. He is currently strengthening the management and use of geospatial data and technologies by the immunization program in Myanmar. | View | myanmar | myanmar | |
Nan Thida Phyo | MOHS | GIS technician | Myanmar | Myanmar | GIS technician in the Department of Public Health (DOPH) at the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar (MOHS). Ms Thida Phyo attended several GIS training and is an advanced user of geospatial technologies. Among other things, she is in charge of the development, maintenance, and regular update of the national health facilities master list. | View | myanmar | myanmar | |
Lin Sein | MOHS | GIS technician | Myanmar | Myanmar | GIS technician in the Department of Public Health (DOPH) at the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar (MOHS). Ms Thida Phyo attended several GIS training and is an advanced user of geospatial technologies. She is supporting the implementation of different GIS-related projects including the establishment of the EPI communities master list for the immunization program. | View | myanmar | myanmar | |
Maung Maung Htay Zaw | MOHS | Data coordinator | Myanmar | Myanmar | Data coordinator in the Department of Public Health (DOPH) at the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar (MOHS). Dr Htay Zaw attended several GIS training and is an advanced user of geospatial technologies. He is interested in the application of geospatial data and technologies for public health planning. | View | myanmar | myanmar | |
Md Nurullah | GroupMappers | Volunteer | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Volunteer for Groupmappers. Skilled in Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) with more than 3 years of experience working with the government and private sectors. Primary interest lies in collecting, analyzing and visualizing public health, geographic and geological survey related data. | View | bangladesh | bangladesh | |
Afrida Asad | GroupMappers | Volunteer | Bangladesh | Myanmar | Volunteer for GroupMappers. Skilled in Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) with more than two years of experience. She has focused research interests on public health, climate change and gender inclusive sustainable urban planning. | View | bangladesh | myanmar | |
Md Ismail Hossain | GroupMappers | Volunteer | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Volunteer for GroupMappers. Skilled in R programming, Geographic Information system (GIS), and Remote Sensing (RS) with more than three years of experience. Applying machine learning in Public Health related research is the focus of his research interest. | View | bangladesh | bangladesh | |
Obaidur Rahman | GroupMappers | Volunteer | Bangladesh | Laos | Volunteer for GroupMappers. Skilled in Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) with more than three years of hands-on experience in Government and Private sectors. His primary interest lies in incorporating public health and remotely sensed data. | View | bangladesh | laos | |
Maisha Mahboob | GroupMappers | Volunteer | Bangladesh | Thailand | Volunteer for GroupMappers. Skilled in techniques and models regarding Data Science and Machine Learning. Her primary interest lies in incorporating Neural Networks and remotely sensed data. | View | bangladesh | thailand |