Karibu CEMA-Africa!

We are looking for a statistician/Data Scientist to join our team.

Apply: bit.ly/CEMA-DSRA

Deadline: Tuesday 23, APRIL, 2024.

Karibu CEMA-Africa!

We are looking for a statistician/Data Scientist to join our team.

Apply: bit.ly/CEMA-DSRA

Deadline: Tuesday 23, APRIL, 2024.

Trainees are being exposed to diverse datasets and techniques to conduct individual ABM and address individual research questions of interest.

#WeAreAfrica #APHRCResearch #IAmAPHRC

Agent based modelling

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Clinic on Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data (MMED).

2 ‐week modelling clinic emphasizes use of data in understanding infectious disease dynamics

🗓️ 17th - 29th June, 2024, Muizenberg, South Africa.

Apply:
ici3d.org/mmed/apply

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Please Spread The Word !

Clinic on Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data (MMED).

2 ‐week modelling clinic emphasizes use of data in understanding infectious disease dynamics

🗓️ 17th - 29th June 2024, Muizenberg, South Africa.

Apply:
ici3d.org/mmed/apply

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Please Spread The Word !

Clinic on Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data (MMED).

2 ‐week modelling clinic emphasizes use of data in understanding infectious disease dynamics

🗓️ 17th - 29th June, 2024, Muizenberg, South Africa.

Apply:
ici3d.org/mmed/apply

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Please Spread The Word !

Clinic on Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data (MMED).

2 ‐week modelling clinic emphasizes use of data in understanding infectious disease dynamics

🗓️ 17th - 29th June, 2024, Muizenberg, South Africa.

Apply:
ici3d.org/mmed/apply

CEMA-Africa has announced 4 Msc Fellowship oppprtunities available for UoN Msc students
University of Nairobi Faculty of Scie & Technology
uonbi.ac.ke/news/apply-cem…

#Scholarship
#Msc

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Clinic on Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data (MMED).

2 ‐week modelling clinic emphasizes use of data in understanding infectious disease dynamics

🗓️ 17th - 29th June, 2024, Muizenberg, South Africa.

Apply:
ici3d.org/mmed/apply

🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
Please Spread The Word !

Clinic on Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data (MMED).

2 ‐week modelling clinic emphasizes use of data in understanding infectious disease dynamics

🗓️ 17th - 29th June, 2024, Muizenberg, South Africa.

Apply:
ici3d.org/mmed/apply

CEMA-Africa's Mutono Nyamai & colleagues share an update on River Blindness.
Ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) coverage should be sustainably improved, and MDA should be supplemented with environmentally friendly vector control strategies.

Link: tinyurl.com/2s3ssusz

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CEMA-Africa's Mutono Nyamai & colleagues.

Ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) coverage should be sustainably improved, and MDA should be supplemented with environmentally friendly vector control strategies.

Link: tinyurl.com/2s3ssusz

We call for establishing systematic structures at national, sub-national, and health program levels to integrate modeling insights into routine health decision-making.

Paper by Thumbi ,Jacquie Oliwa & Sheetal P. Silal

Link: tinyurl.com/3e2p6md9

Kenya Medical Research Institute

Strengthening policy modelling in Africa will be a marathon, not a sprint.

Prioritising sustained domestic and international investments in policy modelling is crucial.

Paper by Thumbi ,Jacquie Oliwa & Sheetal P. Silal

Link: tinyurl.com/3e2p6md9

Recent study by our collaborators focuses on identifying factors linked to successful elimination of #Onchocerciasis in sub-Saharan Africa through systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health read it here ➡️bit.ly/3TwdF3T

We call for the deliberate placement of modellers within health departments and for in-service training and fellowships for health leaders to engage critically with model-based evidence.

Paper by Thumbi ,Jacquie Oliwa & Sheetal P. Silal

Link: tinyurl.com/3e2p6md9

📜We have a new collaborative paper !

Modelling is a growing field that requires an enabling environment with a critical mass of modellers to foster development, advancement, & use of models.

📜 Thumbi ,Jacquie Oliwa & Sheetal P. Silal
Link:
tinyurl.com/3e2p6md9

Fantastic that our article is out The Lancet Global Health, highlighting that local modellers, with a nuanced understanding of their context, are better positioned to develop models fit for purpose and build trust-based relationships with decision-makers. Read it here: tinyurl.com/3hmkzzhx