The growing cases of the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbated by a widespread of misinformation published in various media platforms today. This is the reason why the L4H portal was created in order to inform the public about the condition of the country thru data-driven analysis and facts. The COVID-19 RISK TRACKER IN THE PHILIPPINES is sponsored by L4H and Cirrolytix Research Services which has the objective to enhance the portal with the purpose of empowering the LGUs to make faster and better decisions supported by data and insight. Insights are further improved by increasing the scope of data processed to include regional and provincial levels, expanding learnings by further exploring the DOH data drop and streamlining the overall visual and interactive experience of its users.
5. “… WHO commits to strengthening health
information systems and supports the timely
sharing of data, which together with quick action to
contain transmission is critical in saving lives.”
- Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe
- WHO Representative in the Philippines
IINTRODUCTION
6. Started a project that aims to
provide data-driven analysis to
fight against COVID-19 in the
Philippines
INTRODUCTION
7. The Analytics Process
1. Problem Framing
2. Analytics Problem Framing
3. Data Gathering and Processing
4. Data Cleaning
5. COVID-19 Risk Index Model
6. Visualization and Insights
7. Presentation and Recommendation
INTRODUCTION
8. Business Problem
Is it possible to use data
to measure the epidemic
risk index in LGU level to
fight against COVID-19?
INTRODUCTION
11. ANALYTICS PROBLEM
FRAMING
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How can we enhance
the use of COVID Risk
Index Model in helping
LGUs asses their risk?
How to enhance
the user experience
of existing website?
How can the other DOH Data Drop
files aid in providing actionable
insights to the LGUs?
12. Data Prep &
Gathering
DOH Data Drop
Geospatial file of the Ph
Census of Population
DOF Local Budget /circular
Data
Cleaning
COVID-19
Risk Index
Model
Visualization
Python script for Geospatial file &
DOH Data Drop
Excel cleaning for PSGC file
Normalization using Python
Time-Varying Effective
Reproduction Number (Rt) using R
package
Tableau for Dashboard, Case
Exploration Portal, COVID risk
index model
DATA REQUIREMENTS
13. DATA REQUIREMENTS
CHALLENGES
External sources for the
epidemic risk indicator
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SOLUTION
Communicate with the
experts in the field for
external data to be used
DATA
GATHERING
&
PREPARATION
14. DATA REQUIREMENTS
CHALLENGES
• DOH Data Drop unclean
• Joining of DOH Data Drop
with Geospatial File for
Data Visualization
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SOLUTION
• Python script for
inconsistent data and for
matching and addition of
PSGC
• Python script for addition
of PSGC for data
visualization and matching
of regions, provinces,
cities
DATA
CLEANING
15. DATA REQUIREMENTS
CHALLENGES
• Not all members are
familiar with using R
language
• Data are not provided
• Different file formats of
external data for
computation
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SOLUTION
• Self study and consultation
with R experts
• Communicate with the
author and experts
• Manual inputting of
external values
COVIDE 19
RISK INDEX
MODEL
16. DATA REQUIREMENTS
CHALLENGES
Joining of different sources
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SOLUTION
• Self study and consultation
with tableau experts
• Use of python script for
joining data sets of
external values
VISUALIZATION
AND
INSIGHTS
40. SUMMARY
Objective 1
Implemented COVID 19 Risk model in a
regional and provincial level
Objective 2
Enhanced user experience of
the website
Objective 3
Improved visualization to provide actionable
insights
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43. RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS
1. Implementation on website
2. Inclusion of other features that are not included due to time
constraint: Proposed List of Features.xlsx
3. Implementation on a higher granularity: Municipality and
Barangay level