Data Science for Child Health Now in Ghana (DS-CHANGE)
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
Data Science for Child Health Now in Ghana (DS-CHANGE)
Principal Institution
University of Washington
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
McKinney, Christy Michelle; Amoako-Yirenkyi, Peter; Donkor, Peter
Project Contact Information
Email:
chrismck@uw.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2021-2026
Country
Ghana
Collaborators
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Smile Train
NIH Partners
OD/NIH; NIDCR
Project Description
The DS-CHANGE training program builds upon long-standing collaborations between Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the University of Washington (UW), Seattle Children's Hospital, and the non-profit Smile Train. This program proposes to:
- develop a cadre of trained Ghanaian scientists who can use data science approaches to tackle prominent child health problems
- build faculty and institutional capacity for data science at KNUST
- develop competencies to ensure Ghanaian biomedical data science teams work effectively and synergistically.
Trainees will develop skills and acquire experience with real world data science problems that address three of the top 10 ten causes of child death and disability in Ghana: malaria, injury, and congenital malformations.
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