ABOUT THE PROJECT

The EchoHEALTH project aims to enhance the translational excellence of the BMC by establishing the One Health Informatics Centre (OHIC), led by an experienced bioinformatician Alvis Brāzma as the ERA Chair holder.

Overarching objectives of EchoHEALTH:

1. Establish an integrated One Health research informatics resource and demonstrate its capabilities through high-impact studies.

2.Create connectivity between biomedical research, environment-based epidemiology (EBE), public health and other industries to enhance innovation and integration of novel state-of-the-art technologies.

3. Ensure sustainability and facilitate systemic improvements of the Latvian Research and Innovation (R&I) ecosystem locally and globally, as an integrated element of the European Research Area.  

Workplan – the EchoHEALTH project is structured into six Work Packages:

WP1 Establishment of the One Health Informatics Centre and recruitment 

WP2 Excellence in research: Development of new research strands 

WP3 Sustainability and training 

WP4 Knowledge translation: connecting research with policy and practice 

WP5 Communication, dissemination and exploitation 

WP6 Project Management