The importance of funding and investment to strengthen data science in Africa
Currently Africa is not fully realizing the potential of data science (DS) to improve health outcomes. In this comment we advocate for policymakers to make concerted and strategic efforts that complement existing strategies to enhance DS and propel Africa into a prominent role in the global DS arena...
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| author | Hazal Kayalioglu John Pateña Raphael Z. Sangeda Upendo Masamu Bruno Mmbando Belinda Njiro Conrad Iyegbe Joyce Gyamfi Dorice Vieira Emmanuel Peprah |
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| description | Currently Africa is not fully realizing the potential of data science (DS) to improve health outcomes. In this comment we advocate for policymakers to make concerted and strategic efforts that complement existing strategies to enhance DS and propel Africa into a prominent role in the global DS arena. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-536853cf936b4014aa1356ab9f186acb2025-08-24T11:47:44ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Medicine2730-664X2025-07-01511510.1038/s43856-025-01001-7The importance of funding and investment to strengthen data science in AfricaHazal Kayalioglu0John Pateña1Raphael Z. Sangeda2Upendo Masamu3Bruno Mmbando4Belinda Njiro5Conrad Iyegbe6Joyce Gyamfi7Dorice Vieira8Emmanuel Peprah9Implementing Sustainable Evidence-based interventions through Engagement (ISEE) Lab, Department of Global and Environmental Health, New York University School of Global Public HealthImplementing Sustainable Evidence-based interventions through Engagement (ISEE) Lab, Department of Global and Environmental Health, New York University School of Global Public HealthMuhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesMuhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesNational Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)Muhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiImplementing Sustainable Evidence-based interventions through Engagement (ISEE) Lab, Department of Global and Environmental Health, New York University School of Global Public HealthImplementing Sustainable Evidence-based interventions through Engagement (ISEE) Lab, Department of Global and Environmental Health, New York University School of Global Public HealthImplementing Sustainable Evidence-based interventions through Engagement (ISEE) Lab, Department of Global and Environmental Health, New York University School of Global Public HealthCurrently Africa is not fully realizing the potential of data science (DS) to improve health outcomes. In this comment we advocate for policymakers to make concerted and strategic efforts that complement existing strategies to enhance DS and propel Africa into a prominent role in the global DS arena.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01001-7 |
| spellingShingle | Hazal Kayalioglu John Pateña Raphael Z. Sangeda Upendo Masamu Bruno Mmbando Belinda Njiro Conrad Iyegbe Joyce Gyamfi Dorice Vieira Emmanuel Peprah The importance of funding and investment to strengthen data science in Africa Communications Medicine |
| title | The importance of funding and investment to strengthen data science in Africa |
| title_full | The importance of funding and investment to strengthen data science in Africa |
| title_fullStr | The importance of funding and investment to strengthen data science in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The importance of funding and investment to strengthen data science in Africa |
| title_short | The importance of funding and investment to strengthen data science in Africa |
| title_sort | importance of funding and investment to strengthen data science in africa |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01001-7 |
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