Eneza Data Science: Enhancing Data Science Capability and Tools for Health in East Africa
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Funding Fogarty Program
Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Eneza Data Science: Enhancing Data Science Capability and Tools for Health in East Africa
Principal Institution
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Masiga, Daniel Kanani; Ali, Amina Abubakar; Ngugi, Anthony Karanja
Project Contact Information
Email:
dmasiga@icipe.org
Year(s) Awarded
2023–2026
Country
Kenya
Collaborators
Aga Khan University
University of Michigan
United States International University in Africa
Pwani University
Open Pharma Foundation
NIH Partners
OD/NIH
Project Description
The Eneza Data Science project aims to empower clinicians, health personnel, health researchers, and data science researchers with open science skills and tools to turn data into meaningful insights for better health, building on collaborations developed through the Human Heredity & Health in Africa, and the UZIMA DS-I Africa project hosted at Aga Khan University (Kenya) to:
- build a robust research and training platform,
- enhance data science knowledge, and
- build skills in data science in order to benefit in Nairobi.
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