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About the Hub



The UZIMA-DS (UtiliZe health Information for Meaningful impact in East Africa through Data Science) Hub aims to create a scalable and sustainable platform to apply novel approaches to data assimilation and advanced artificial intelligence/machine learning-based methods to serve as early warning systems to:

  • Improve health outcomes for at-risk mothers and children
  • Improve mental health outcomes for at-risk adolescents and young adults in Kenya.

uzima (health/well-being in Swahili)

Using Data to Deliver Impact

 

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Principal Investigators

The UZIMA-DS Hub is led by Prof. Amina Abubakar at Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development and Dr. Akbar Waljee at the University of Michigan who bring complementary expertise and experience in population health and data science to the Hub.

Professor and Director for the Institute for Human Development, Aga Khan University


Amina Abubakar, PhD

Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Director of the Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction (MiCHAMP)


Akbar Waljee, MD, MSc