MUST Data Science Research Hub (MUDSReH)
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Funding Fogarty Program
Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
MUST Data Science Research Hub (MUDSReH)
Principal Institution
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Obua, Celestino; Celi, Leo Anthony G.; Haberer, Jessica Elizabeth
Project Contact Information
Email:
celestino.obua@must.ac.ug
Year(s) Awarded
2021-2026
Country
Ghana; Kenya; Uganda
Collaborators
College of Ophthalmologists of Eastern, Central & Southern Africa, Kenya
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Ghana
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
NIH Partners
OD/NIH
Project Description
Medical images offer great potential for supporting clinical diagnosis and care management; however, their utility for African researchers and clinicians are limited by the number of images available, insufficient linkage to relevant clinical data, limited data from African populations for proper image interpretation, and poor implementation in clinical practice. The Mbarara University Data Science Research Hub is designed to overcome these barriers through robust Data Management and Analysis and Administrative Cores, initially supporting projects in posterior segment eye disease and cervical cancer with plans for expansion to new projects and sites, as well as training in data science and implementation science.
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