推进公共卫生数据科学研究和培训的合作方法 - - 挑战,机遇和经验教训
Elisha Abade1, Wondwossen Mulugeta2, Idah Orowe3
1Department of Computing & Informatics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Frontiers in public health
|December 26, 2024
概括
这个项目在埃塞俄比亚和肯尼亚建立了公共卫生数据科学 (PHDS) 培训计划. 它解决了需要熟练的数据科学家来应对低收入国家的公共卫生挑战的需求.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 数据科学数据科学数据科学
- 国际合作国际合作.
背景情况:
- 低收入和中等收入国家 (LMIC),特别是撒哈拉以南非洲国家,面临着重大的公共卫生挑战.
- 在这些地区,训练有素的数据科学家和特定环境的教育计划非常短缺.
- 现有的教育计划和基础设施不足以利用现代技术进行公共卫生数据分析.
研究的目的:
- 为新一代数据科学家建立可持续的研究培训计划.
- 在埃塞俄比亚和肯尼亚培养严格,有道德意识的公共卫生数据科学实践.
- 解决东非公共卫生数据分析的人力能力和资源缺口.
主要方法:
- 启动了一项合作项目,即通过数据科学培训 (APHREA-DST) 在东非推进公共卫生研究.
- 哥伦比亚大学 (美国),亚的斯亚贝巴大学 (埃塞俄比亚) 和内罗毕大学 (肯尼亚) 建立了合作伙伴关系.
- 定性和定量方法,包括在线调查和焦点小组讨论,为公共卫生数据科学士 (PHDS) 计划的课程制定提供了信息.
主要成果:
- 在埃塞俄比亚和肯尼亚成功推出了公共卫生数据科学 (PHDS) 士学位课程.
- 在哥伦比亚大学进行了一项经验分享计划.
- 为数据共享和实习建立了谅解备忘录,促进了合作.
结论:
- 该项目成功启动了合作教学和研究计划,以建立公共卫生数据科学能力.
- 关键的成功包括计划启动,国际交流和伙伴关系协议.
- 该倡议强调了合作和投资的重要性,以克服在LMICs公共卫生数据科学培训方面的挑战.
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