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DS-I Africa consortium meeting in Kigali. Akbar Waljee, MD MSc presenting on the potential of AI in African Health and Beyond. We are doing our bit in strengthening the capacity of journalists to tell compelling stories using health data as part of @UZIMA Aga Khan University AKU Graduate School of Media and Communications Global Health Equity at Michigan

Couldn’t agree more. UZIMA_DS is grateful for the DS-I Africa Coordinating Center and making this event a success! 👏

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a set of “Regulatory considerations on artificial intelligence for health”, citing the work of many folks like Luis Oala Eric Topol Xiao Liu Alastair Denniston Ziad Obermeyer @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) and others. iris.who.int/handle/10665/3…

Prof Amina Abubakar presenting on Equitable Research Partnerships in Multicultural Settings at DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting. #UZIMA_DS AKU Institute for Human Development Global Health Equity at Michigan Fogarty at NIH #DataScience

What better way to end the DS-I Africa Consortium meeting than an #UZIMA_DS team dinner with some of our incredibly supportive Fogarty at NIH partners. Aga Khan University AKU Institute for Human Development AKU Brain & Mind Institute PRECISE_network Global Health Equity at Michigan #DataScience

Special thanks to Dr. Joseph Kamau for today's seminar sharing his current research exploring the intersection of climate change, public health, and disease spillover!

“Very quickly now, industry is replacing basic science that used to be done in universities. They can move faster, they’re more agile, and they’ve got a lot more money to put into it. And so the question is, ‘Are we OK with that as a society?’” statnews.com/2023/11/15/lif…

Meet our valued partner Dr. Amina Abubhakar, director of the Institute for Human Development at Aga Khan University and long-time advocate for global health equity. Watch the full interview on our 📺Youtube channel: youtu.be/w55v0dGAFfA

Global Health Equity at Michigan Aga Khan University Kudos to Dr. Abubakar and the AKU Institute for Human Development team for their exceptional fieldwork and transformative impact in health in Kenya's most remote areas. Their dedication under the NIH #UZIMA_DS grant is bringing vital change where it's most needed. #GlobalHealth Fogarty at NIH Aga Khan University

Jambo from Kilifi, Kenya! Opening the annual meeting of the far-reaching #UZIMADS programme led by Amina Abubakar Aga Khan University Akbar Waljee, MD MSc University of Michigan. A pleasure to be a scientific advisor to this impressive research and capacity-building programme. uzimadatascience.org

I'm a day late for #WomenInScienceDay but so many amazing women in science at annual meeting of #UZIMA_DS in maternal and mental health! Co-led by Amina Abubakar, comms led by Noni Mumba 🇰🇪💐, data led by Farhana Alarakhiya and excellent early career women scientists like Angela Koech

Reflecting on a successful #UZIMA_DS Meeting, where we explored the power of data-driven solutions in transforming healthcare in Low to Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Grateful for the meaningful discussions and collaborations. #UZIMA_DS #HealthcareImpact #UZIMA_DS_2024

As Vice Provost Research Salim Virani said, "We are not here to prove, we are here to IMPROVE." That is just what #UZIMA_DS aims to do. AKU Institute for Human Development, Aga Khan University, Research at AKU, Global Health Equity at Michigan, AKU Brain & Mind Institute, AKU Graduate School of Media and Communications, DS-I Africa, Fogarty at NIH, PRECISE_network

Over 70 experts in healthcare, data science, and key stakeholders gathered for #UZIMA_DS2024 to explore the future of African Health Research. Using machine learning and AI tech to identify health risks, #UZIMA_DS is the largest data science initiative in AKU's history. GSMC is

We are shining a spotlight on the women in the DS-I Africa Consortium toward the run up to International Women’s day 8 March 2024. They’ll share their stories and what inspires them! Meet Mrs Dorcas Mwigereri from UZIMA-DS. dsi-africa.org/project/8

The ability to effectively communicate complex scientific information to communities and policy makers is critical. Love seeing the work of #UZIMA_DS in action! AKU Graduate School of Media and Communications AKU Institute for Human Development DS-I Africa

Data Science for Health in Africa Virtual Networking Exchange Join the much-anticipated DS-I Africa Networking Exchange set to take place on July 31st @ 2pm CAT Registration: redcap.h3abionet.org/redcap/surveys… 📍Venue: Virtual For more information: dsi-africa.org/dsi-5th-virtua…

The #UZIMA_DS Hub annual meeting commenced yesterday in Naivasha, Kenya, with opening remarks from our lead researchers Prof Amina Abubakar & Prof Akbar Waljee, MD MSc. They emphasised the need for a collaborative platform & the communication of our research to the communities we serve.

#UZIMA_DS hub & the research we are undertaking, has been made possible through the partnership between @AKUglobal & University of Michigan. “We went into this partnership because of a common purpose and a common good,” Joe Kolars, Director of the Centre for Global Health Equity. #UZIMA_DS2025

The #UZIMA_DS Hub aims to leverage advancements in artificial intelligence, machine Learning, & mobile innovations to improve maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes, as well as #mentalhealth outcomes of adolescents and young adults in Africa.