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The Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa Initiative aims to leverage data science technologies to transform biomedical and behavioral research and develop solutions that would lead to improved health for individuals and populations.

Webinar alert 🚨 As part of the Data Science in Biomedical and Epidemiological Research in Africa Webinar Series hosted b...
20/11/2025

Webinar alert 🚨 As part of the Data Science in Biomedical and Epidemiological Research in Africa Webinar Series hosted by the Consortium, Dr Agamah will be presenting on:
“Coordinating Large Research Groups for Collaborative Genome Analysis and Data Science Projects.”
This session will explore strategies for coordinating multi-institutional collaborations, harmonizing workflows, and leveraging data science tools to advance genomic research across Africa, drawing on insights from the and Consortia.

📅 Date: November 20, 2025 @ 2pm CAT

🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dmXdM-Nx

Looking forward to engaging with colleagues and sharing insights on building strong, collaborative research ecosystems! Please join us this afternoon 🤓

22/10/2025

🚨 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS officially open for the 19th Annual International Biocuration Conference, to be held from 20 to 24 April 2026, in the vibrant city of Cape Town, South Africa. 🌍

This is the first time the International Biocuration Conference 2026 will be hosted on the African continent, an exciting opportunity to engage with curators, developers, data scientists, and researchers from across the globe.
Don’t miss the chance to register early and secure your place at reduced rates. Themes for the conference are listed on the flyer below.

To submit an abstract, please scan the QR code on the flyer or click on this link 👉: https://www.bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/form/biocuration-2025-registration and submit by the 21st of November 2025 📰

Travel fellowships by the African Bioinformatics Institute are also available, and subject to review. You'll be required to complete the registration form and submit by the 14th of November 2025 🌐

To be considered for the ISB-specific travel fellowships, please fill in this form 👉: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepAOcIPqGc2IOzUPL5-8JdYu0BflDn04L75ZC3c9b5u39uQg/viewform and submit by the 31st of October 2025 📆

The 2026 conference is co-organized by African Bioinformatics Institute, in collaboration with the International Society for Biocuration, the African Genomics Datahub, and the SickleInAfrica, Sickle Africa Data Coordinating Center (SADaCC) ‼️

We hope you can all join us for this inaugural conference on the African continent- please spread the word! 💡

For more information on the conference, please click on this link:https://www.bioinformaticsinstitute.africa/events/6/19th_Annual_International_Biocuration_Conference

⏰ It's 18 days to go to the highly anticipated Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting ...
06/08/2025

⏰ It's 18 days to go to the highly anticipated Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana from the 23rd–29th August 2025.

🤝 This landmark event is jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and The National Institutes of Health (NIH).

‼️ The meeting is open to Wellcome Trust and DSI-Africa grantees.

ℹ️ This year’s theme is “Data Science in Africa: Strengthening Partnerships and Collaboration across Networks, Sectors and Impact Areas”.

💬 Meet one of our exhibitors: Professor Nicola Mulder is the Head of the Computational Biology Division at the University of Cape Town. Prof. Mulder led H3ABioNet, a Pan African Bioinformatics Network of 28 institutions in Africa, which developed bioinformatics capacity to enable genomic data analysis. She is PI of the DS-I Africa, eLwazi_ODSP Open Data Science Platform and co-leads a Sickle Cell Disease Data Coordinating Centre and a Wellcome Trust Discovery Data Integration Platform at UCT. She received her PhD in Medical Microbiology from UCT, then worked for 8.5 years at the European Bioinformatics Institute as a Team Leader. Her research focuses on genetic determinants of susceptibility to disease, African genome variation, and microbial genomics and infectious diseases. Her group provides bioinformatics services and training and develops new algorithms and resources for African genomics. Prof Mulder is actively involved in capacity development, including training, education and curriculum development in Bioinformatics. She also sits on several international scientific advisory boards and is currently the interim Director for the African Bioinformatics Institute.

🌐 For more information please scan the QR code in the flyer or go to: https://lnkd.in/eWEzjUEG

📆 'All Roads Lead to Ghana' Countdown Continues ⏰ It's 23 days before the long-awaited Data for Health in Africa Meeting...
01/08/2025

📆 'All Roads Lead to Ghana' Countdown Continues ⏰ It's 23 days before the long-awaited Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana from the 23rd – 29th August 2025.

🤝 This landmark event is jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust(Wellcome Trust) and The National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health (NIH)).

‼️ The meeting is open to Wellcome Trust and DSI-Africa grantees.

ℹ️ This year’s theme is “Data Science in Africa: Strengthening Partnerships and Collaboration across Networks, Sectors and Impact Areas”.

💬 Meet one of our speakers: Christina Riley is a Director and Portfolio Lead at Akros, a small digital health firm that works to establish data-driven systems to improve the health and well-being of communities. She leads the design, management, research, and technical implementation of programs that utilize geospatial data for targeted public health intervention deployment and monitoring. She has conducted malaria operational research and programmatic implementation across the African continent and southeast Asia for more than a decade.

🌐 For more information please scan the QR code in the flyer or go to: https://lnkd.in/eWEzjUEG


📆 Road to Ghana Countdown Continues ⏰ It's 30 days before the long-awaited Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-...
25/07/2025

📆 Road to Ghana Countdown Continues ⏰ It's 30 days before the long-awaited Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana from the 23rd–29th August 2025.

🤝 This landmark event is jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and The National Institutes of Health.

‼️ The meeting is open to Wellcome Trust and DSI-Africa grantees.

ℹ️ This year’s theme is “Data Science in Africa: Strengthening Partnerships and Collaboration across Networks, Sectors and Impact Areas”.

💬 Meet one of our speakers: Dr. Kristen Stafford who is an infectious disease epidemiologist with 30 years of data systems-focused experience in the design, implementation, and evaluation of domestic and international public health programs. She served as the Principal Investigator for the SHIELD project that developed and implemented the National Data Repository in Nigeria, a longitudinal near real-time database of healthcare data for over 1.9 million patients living with HIV used nationally for program evaluation and case-based surveillance. She was also the PI on a multi-state SARS-CoV-2 population-based household seroprevalence survey in Nigeria. The SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence survey used complex survey design methodology to determine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the distribution of symptomatic and asymptomatic infections. Dr. Stafford has spent the last 20 years supporting the development of data systems for public health response in eight sub-Saharan African countries. She is additionally MPI of the INFORM Africa Hub project, part of the DS-I Africa consortium, and the PI of the EPI-PLAN HIV project funded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a novel cohort model to predict the distribution of HIV prevalence by age and noncommunicable disease burden through 2050 in two sub-Saharan African countries. Dr. Stafford serves as the Deputy Director of the Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), providing technical input and supporting surveillance, research, and implementation teams across eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, she is the Technical Director for the UMB implemented Population-based HIV Impact Assessment surveys. She has expertise in advanced epidemiological methods for infectious disease research.

🌐 For more information please scan the QR code in the flyer or go to: https://lnkd.in/eWEzjUEG

Countdown continues ⏰ 38 days to go to the highly anticipated Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Cons...
16/07/2025

Countdown continues ⏰ 38 days to go to the highly anticipated Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana from the 23rd–29th August 2025.

🤝 This landmark event is jointly funded by the

and the National Institutes of Health.

‼️ The meeting is open to Wellcome Trust and DSI-Africa grantees.

📰 This year’s theme is “Data Science in Africa: Strengthening Partnerships and Collaboration across Networks, Sectors and Impact Areas”.

💬 Please meet some of our confirmed speakers and panellists for the upcoming meeting below - the official countdown continues!

🌐 For more information please scan the QR code in the flyer or go to: https://lnkd.in/eWEzjUEG


Webinar alert 🚨 World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Treaty Webinar📆 Date & Time: 24 July 2025 at 15:00 PM CAT📰 Them...
16/07/2025

Webinar alert 🚨 World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Treaty Webinar

📆 Date & Time: 24 July 2025 at 15:00 PM CAT

📰 Theme: Global Solidarity in Health: Understanding the New Pandemic Treaty

💬 Speakers:
- Dr Mustaqeem de Gama
Legal Scholar, Trade Negotiator, IP and Access to Medicines Advocate

- Dr Marietjie Botes
Legal Scholar, Research Fellow: University of Texas and Honorary Research Fellow: University of KwaZulu-Natal

Register: https://lnkd.in/eTesMCbD

CC: Donrich Thaldar, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Michelle Skelton

You are all invited! More details in the flyer below 👇🏿

Please join us for the Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting at the Cedi Conference C...
08/07/2025

Please join us for the Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana from the 23rd–29th August 2025.

🤝 This landmark event is jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and The National Institutes of Health.

‼️ The meeting is open to Wellcome Trust and DSI-Africa grantees.

📰 This year’s theme is “Data Science in Africa: Strengthening Partnerships and Collaboration across Networks, Sectors and Impact Areas”.

💬 Please meet some of our confirmed speakers and panellists for the upcoming meeting below - the official countdown has begun!

⏰ 45 days to go!

🌐 For more information please scan the QR code in the flyer or go to: https://lnkd.in/eWEzjUEG

🚀 DS-I Africa is live at the Deep Learning IndabaX South Africa today at Stellenbosch University!Swing by our exhibitio...
07/07/2025

🚀 DS-I Africa is live at the Deep Learning IndabaX South Africa today at Stellenbosch University!

Swing by our exhibition stand to discover how we're harnessing the power of data science, machine learning, and AI to transform health delivery across Africa—and beyond. From cutting-edge research to real-world impact, see how innovation is driving a healthier future.

Let’s shape the next chapter of AI in Africa together.

Dear Partners and Friends, Please find the press release for the upcoming Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I...
02/07/2025

Dear Partners and Friends,

Please find the press release for the upcoming Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting to take place from the 23 – 29 August 2025 at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana, Accra.

📰 Theme: Data Science in Africa: Strengthening Partnerships and Collaboration across networks, sectors, and impact areas.

The Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I-Africa) Consortium 2025 event is expected to bring together over 400 stakeholders, including researchers, funders, technologists, early-career scientists, and public health leaders. Attendees will engage in high-impact sessions such as datathons, themed plenaries, training workshops, early-career researcher sessions, and exhibition/networking exchanges, and a pivotal Funders Forum focused on sustainable, fair financing for African-led research.

🤝 We are extremely grateful to The National Institutes of Health and Wellcome Trust for their funding and continued support.

CC: Ekin Bolukbasi, Laura Povlich, Tanian Natus, Rolanda Julius, Shonna Smith, Francis Agamah, Paballo Chauke, and Tinotenda M. plus eLwazi Open Data Science Platform, African Bioinformatics Institute, INFORM Africa Hub, MADIVA

Thank you all for sharing and for your support.

📎 Link: https://lnkd.in/eRe5UQgB

ℹ️ If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to Dr Michelle S., the Principal Investigator of the DS-I Africa at Michelle.skelton@uct.ac.za

is excited to invite you to a on Wednesday, 30 April 2025, from 2 to 5 p.m. CAT. This free online event will offer t...
30/04/2025

is excited to invite you to a on Wednesday, 30 April 2025, from 2 to 5 p.m. CAT. This free online event will offer the opportunity to meet and interact with , working on data science and health in Africa, and the leveraging data science for health research in Africa! The theme for this Virtual Networking Exchange is Sustainable Partnerships for Research.

What can you expect?
Learn about building capacity and successful models for Sustainable Partnership Development
- Learn about available resources and research funding opportunities that facilitate collaborative projects
- Enhanced understanding of the scope and importance of sustainable partnerships in research domains
- Meet and connect with organizations sharing your dedication to data science and health.
- Identify potential collaborators to strengthen your work and impact.
- Uncover new opportunities for partnership and growth.

Date: April 30, 2025
Registration Link: https://lnkd.in/dE6XGQ_Y
For more information visit: https://lnkd.in/db3RjGUC

14/03/2025

Congratulations to our winner Dr Tirahun Ferede!

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