Data Science Program – APHRC

Data Science Program

Focuses on maximizing the power of data for population and health research in Africa

Overview

Focuses on maximizing the power of data for population and health research in Africa through the creation of platforms for Africa-led data sharing, data custody, and application of state-of-the-art big data analytics and artificial intelligence to foster advances in health and wellbeing in Africa.

Our work in this area leverages advances in platform development to create robust data systems that ensure data are shared, governed, and analyzed with novel methods. The Data Science program leverages internally and externally generated “big data” to explore patterns and predictions using data science, artificial intelligence tools, and modeling approaches to inform population health.

Data Analytics and Evaluation

Scientists, statisticians and mathematical modelers support data analytical support for...

Data Governance

The team works closely with the data synergy team to develop a data governance...

Data Harmonization and FAIR

Data documentationists and data scientists create data pipelines for various...

Data Platforms and Systems

The team focuses on creating platforms and systems that support the data value chain...

Related Projects

June 2023

Strengthening Sub-National Data Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa

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November 2022

Analysis of supermarket grocery data for prediction of nutritional and health outcomes at population level

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January 2021

Sex, Gender and COVID-19

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August 2020

INSPIRE – Implementation Network for Sharing Population Information from Research Entities

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November 2019

STRENGTHENING MEASUREMENT AND IMPACT EVALUATION CAPACITY AT APHRC

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July 2019

Countdown to 2030

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Niger National Data Landscape Report 2021

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Uganda National Data Landscape Mapping Report 2021

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Burkina Faso National Data Landscape Report

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Knowledge Innovation Exchange – Strengthening and Enhancing Education Data Systems (KIX-SEEDS) Factsheet

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Subnational data system: a case study in the communes of Manga and Ténado in Burkina Faso

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Incorporating gender and intersectionality in Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and algorithms

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