SPARK

SPARK aims to: - Develop regional capacity in quantitative methods and modelling - Develop innovative methods and tools for adaptive decision-making to inform disease prevention, control and elimination, and ensure sustainable in-country expertise to support their use. - Promote the development of core International Health Regulations (IHR) capacities across the region, relevant to ARREST objectives of building capacity to detect and respond to infectious diseases: ~ Surveillance –we will develop innovative methods for effective use of disease intelligence, and integration with other sources including non-health data for information gain in models and tools to support infectious disease preparedness, adaptive control and response; ~ Preparedness – we will assist with development of national and subnational control and response plans and policies, including embedded risk assessment algorithms and decision support tools; ~ Human Resources – we will support development of needed capacity in quantitative analytic skills, communication and translation of evidence for decision making, public health leadership, and uptake of evidence into policy and practice.

Website

https://www.spark.edu.au/

External link for SPARK

Industry

Research Services

Company size

11-50 employees

Headquarters

Melbourne, VIC

Founded

2020

Specialties

infectious diseases, disease surveillance, disease preparedness, health preparedness, health training, disease prevention, disease control, disease elimination, epidemiology, modelling, qualitative research, disease intelligence, capacity building, and mathematical modelling