By Susan Scutti, Fogarty International Center The Kaloleni-Rabai Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KRHDSS) is embedded in seven rural and three peri-urban community health units centered around Mariakani township, Kenya. Set up by Aga Khan University (AKU) in 2017, KRHDSS holds information on more than 103,000 residents. The beauty of such a large dataset is […]

By Bettina Senga, University of Michigan A recent federal training grant will help Aga Khan University (AKU) in Kenya and its sub-contractor, the University of Michigan (U-M), expand research administration expertise and bolster administrative infrastructure support across sub-Saharan Africa. The $340,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) supplemental grant tops off $600,000 in funding awarded to UZIMA-DS—Utilizing Health Information for […]