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Harnessing Data Science to Promote Equity in Injury and Surgery for Africa
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Harnessing Data Science to Promote Equity in Injury and Surgery for Africa
Principal Institution
University of Buea, Cameroon
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Chichom, Alain Mefire; Hubbard, Alan E.; Juillard, Catherine; Nguefack, Tsague
Project Contact Information
Email:
chichom.mefire@ubuea.cm
Year(s) Awarded
2021–2026
Country
Cameroon; South Africa; Uganda
Collaborators
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Berkeley
Cameroonian Ministry of Public Health
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cameroon
University of Cape Town
See Project Description for additional collaborators.
NIH Partners
OD/NIH
Project Description
Injuries and other surgically treated diseases comprise a significant burden of disease in Cameroon and other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries with deep inequities that are particularly unmasked in acute care settings. D-SINE Africa Hub will focus on the intersection between injury and equity, leveraging data science to decrease the impact of trauma, surgical disease, and disparities on the population of Cameroon and SSA by promoting collaborative research, networking, and capacity building with an emphasis on equity.
Additional Collaborators
Soroti Regional Referral Hospital; University Of Buea; Wellstar Imaging and Diagnostic Center; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Duck Egg Digital; Cameroon Road Safety Foundation;
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