GHF Open Village 2020

The GHF Open Village 2020 was a the first edition of a series of participatory activities to value health as commons. A second edition is planned in May 2022.

It is a joint initiative of the Geneva Health Forum and Open Geneva, realized by Breathing Games.

Context
The first edition of the Geneva Health Forum Open Village was initially planned during the Geneva Health Forum, from March 23 to 26 at CICG. Due to restrictions imposed by Swiss autorities, the GHF and consequently the Open Village finally took place online from November 16 to 18.

This event was co-organized by Fabio Balli, Mathilde Matringue, Clément le Couédic, and Emmanuel Kellner. Its budget of CHF 32'215.– was covered by a Genevan association, in-kind contributions from the Geneva Health Forum, Open Geneva and the Breathing Games Association.

Projects presented were Breathing Games, EchOpen, Aura, LogAir, E-nable, Open Humans, Open Source Imaging, Open Source Drug Discovery, and Fuga.

The activity was promoted by the Quebec Population Health Research Network and the Young European Biotech Network.

Initial observation
6 in 10 humans still have no access to care, or do not adhere to it, despite rising investments. Alcohol-based hand rub and WikiMed illustrate how creating freely reproducible equipment and software with communities can: save millions of lives, increase integrity, cut costs by 90%.

Cooperation-driven care is the only way to realize the 2030 agenda in time: health for everyone. We present alternatives to the dominant proprietary excluding innovation model, to drive development towards a responsible, solidar society.

Programme
A series of 20 sequential activities was co-created (programme). The links below provide the documentation of each activity.

Contribute to access to care
Goal: share your field experience to help us identify needs and challenges to move forward with the projects. Visual mapping, max 60 min


 * Access to care: what common priorities?
 * Designing fun care to foster peer support
 * Adapting paramedic training in isolated areas
 * Wearables for the follow-up of epilepsy
 * Open-source drug
 * Environmental health: fine dust sensing
 * Mental health and wellbeing
 * Synthesis and bridge to the current situation
 * Aging healthily and innovating for disabilities

Fablab: reproducing open hardware
Goal: Discover how to conceive and reproduce hardware. 90-minute technology workshops.


 * Combining spirometry and air quality sensing
 * Designing ultrasound phantom simulating veins
 * Exploring physiology with a connected device
 * Conceiving a hand prosthesis with 3D printing
 * MRI scanner and other open hardware projects

Mutualizing best practices
Goal: Leaders of open hardware projects put in common their best practices to create a guide. 90-minute discussions.


 * Designing sustainable hardware and software
 * Engaging a community
 * Funding an open-source hardware project
 * Collecting and preserving health data
 * Guaranteeing the quality of material
 * Open Sciences and public policies

Poster synthesis
A synthesis was released in nine languages (6 UN languages + Hindi, Bengali, Portuguese) as a poster. A simplified version of the English poster was published as part of the GHF poster book.
 * 1) English – Health technology as commons: trustable, affordable, adaptable.
 * 2) Chinese – 公有制下的健康科技: 可信赖, 可负担, 可适应.
 * 3) Hindi – आमजन-स्वामित्व के रूप में स्वास्थ्य प्रौद्योगिकी: विश्वसनीय, अनुकूल एवं किफ़ायती.
 * 4) Spanish – La tecnología de la salud como común: confiable, asequible, adaptable.
 * 5) Arabic – تكنولوجيا الصحة ذات الملكية المشتركة : موثوقة، متاحة وقابلة للتكّيُف.
 * 6) Bengali – সর্ব সাধারনের জন্য সাস্থ্য প্রযুক্তিঃ বিশ্বাসযোগ্য,সাশ্রয়ী,অভিযোজনযোগ্য.
 * 7) French – Technologies de santé en communs : fiables, abordables, adaptables.
 * 8) Russian – Технологии здравоохранения для всех: надежные, доступные, адаптивные.
 * 9) Portuguese – A tecnologia de saúde como comuns: confiável, acessível, adaptável.

A slideshow was also realized to give an overview.