🏥 WHO Health Intelligence Gateway

The all-in-one intelligence tool for Global Health Monitoring.

This Actor unifies the three pillars of health data into a single, automated feed. It does the work of a data analyst in minutes:

1. 📊 The Past: Fetches official statistics (GHO API).
2. 📚 The Present: Aggregates WHO Publications & Reports via API (with optional PDF text extraction).
3. 🔬 The Future: Tracks ongoing Clinical Trials for cures (R&D).

---

🎯 Perfect For

• 🏛️ NGOs & Humanitarian Aid – Map active outbreaks to deploy resources efficiently
• 💊 Pharma & Biotech – Track disease trends + competitor R&D pipelines
• 📰 Data Journalists – Scan 100+ PDFs for keywords instantly
• 🔬 Health Researchers – Access structured WHO data without API complexity
• 🤖 AI Developers – RAG-ready health data for LLM systems
• 📊 Risk Analysis: Monitor stability and health risks in specific regions for corporate intelligence

---

⚙️ Key Features

📚 WHO Publications API + PDF Text Extraction

Access 18,000+ WHO publications via official API. Optionally downloads PDFs and extracts full text content.

• Fetches publications by keyword and date range
• Downloads and parses PDF documents
• Extracts text from complex PDF layouts

🧠 Free NLP Location Detection (No API Key Required)

Uses embedded Natural Language Processing (compromise.js) to analyze PDF text at zero extra cost.

• Auto-Location Detection: Finds cities and countries (e.g., "Yemen", "Sudan", "Kenya") inside extracted PDF text automatically
• Smart Cleaning: Removes duplicates, filters generic regions, and strips quotes/formatting noise

🔔 Watchlist Alerts

Define keywords (e.g., Cholera, Level 3, Outbreak). The Actor scans report titles and full PDF text.

• If a match is found, the ⚠️ ALERTS column in your CSV is flagged
• Optional: Send instant notifications to Slack or Discord

📊 Organized Multi-Dataset Output

Data is available in multiple formats for maximum flexibility:

• Default Dataset: All combined data visible immediately in Output tab
• 3 Separate Datasets: Publications, GHO Statistics, Clinical Trials (in Storage tab for focused analysis)
• CSV Export: Optional CSV file combining all data
• HTML Dashboard: Interactive visualization with emoji icons
• Key-Value Store: Source-specific JSON files (DATA_GHO, DATA_PUBLICATIONS, DATA_TRIALS)

---

🎛️ Input Configuration

Section	Setting	Description
📚 Publications	Keyword Filter	Search term (e.g., "cholera", "mpox")
📚 Publications	Extract PDF Text	Enable this to download PDFs and extract text (includes NLP location detection)
📊 GHO Stats	Indicators	Codes like WHOSIS_000001 (Life Expectancy), MORT_100 (Mortality)
📊 GHO Stats	Years/Date Range	Filter by specific years or year range (startYear/endYear)
🔔 Alerts	Alert Keywords	Keywords to flag documents (e.g., "outbreak", "emergency")
🔬 Trials	Target Disease	Disease to search for (e.g., "Malaria", "Cancer")
🔬 Trials	Status/Phase	Filter by recruitment status and trial phase

---

📤 Output Example

The Actor produces a comprehensive dataset. Here is a simplified preview:

[
    {
        "type": "Publication",
        "title": "Multi-country outbreak of cholera, Report #32",
        "date": "11/26/2024",
        "url": "https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/...",
        "extractedLocations": ["Zimbabwe", "Mozambique", "Ethiopia", "Kenya"],
        "alertTriggered": true,
        "matchedKeywords": ["cholera", "outbreak"]
    },
    {
        "type": "GHO Indicator",
        "title": "WHOSIS_000001 - IND",
        "date": "2020",
        "value": 69.17521966
    },
    {
        "type": "Clinical Trial",
        "title": "Phase 3 Malaria Vaccine Study in Children",
        "nctId": "NCT05790889",
        "status": "RECRUITING",
        "phase": "PHASE2",
        "conditions": "Malaria",
        "url": "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05790889"
    }
]

---

⚖️ Legal & Compliance

This Actor respects WHO and ClinicalTrials.gov terms of service:

• ✅ Uses official WHO Publications API (https://www.who.int/api/hubs/meetingreports)
• ✅ Uses official WHO GHO OData API (https://ghoapi.azureedge.net/api)
• ✅ Uses official ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies)
• ✅ No web scraping - all data accessed via public APIs
• ✅ PDF downloads respect standard HTTP protocols

---

Built with ❤️ and </> by The_Rook • Try it now 🚀