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Tuberculosis in households with infectious cases in Kampala city: Harnessing health data science for new insights on TB transmission and treatment response (DS-IAFRICA-TB)

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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

Tuberculosis in households with infectious cases in Kampala city: Harnessing health data science for new insights on TB transmission and treatment response (DS-IAFRICA-TB)

Principal Institution

Makerere University

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Kateete, David Patrick; Nakatumba, Joyce Nabende

Project Contact Information

Email: davidkateete@gmail.com

Year(s) Awarded

2023–2026

Country

Uganda

NIH Partners

OD/NIH

Project Description

Tuberculosis (TB) is prevalent in Uganda, and overlaps with an already high burden of HIV/TB coinfection. This data science-based project could help untangle factors of the host, pathogen and environment underlying TB, hence contributing to halting of TB transmission in the community.

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