Makerere University Data Science Research Training to Strengthen Evidence-Based Health Innovation, Intervention and Policy (MakDARTA)
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
Makerere University Data Science Research Training to Strengthen Evidence-Based Health Innovation, Intervention and Policy (MakDARTA)
Principal Institution
Makerere University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Kateete, David Patrick; Checkley, William N.; Joloba, Moses Lutaakome
Project Contact Information
Email:
davidkateete@gmail.com
Year(s) Awarded
2021-2026
Country
Uganda
Collaborators
Johns Hopkins University
NIH Partners
OD/NIH
Project Description
Africa is facing a triple burden of disease: a high incidence of fatal infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases, and emerging epidemics (with pandemic potential). Addressing these will require a new thinking and approaches for generating and synthesizing evidence that can inform policy. Research training in low-income countries (LICs) provides an avenue to build capacity for locally generated investigations aimed at preventing and controlling these diseases. Leveraging on existing infrastructure at Makerere University College of Sciences and international collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, we propose a plan for a comprehensive multidisciplinary data science research-training program in Uganda.
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