Research group workshop

In order to facilitate the development of the Research Groups (RGs) Addis Ababa Unversity APHREA-DST Team organized various research groups workshops where academics, stakeholders and students participated:

• Data Science for Reproductive Health/Maternal and child health workshop was held on Jan 9 & 10, 1024

• Data Science for Communicable and non-communicable disease workshop was held on Jan 11 & 12, 2024
• Data Science for Environment, WASH, Food Security and Health workshop held on Jan 13 & 14, 2024.

This was followed by an official launch of the research groups on April 12, 2024.

Following the official launch, each RG organized its own independent workshop with respective members of the RGs and interested students. The purpose of the workshop for each RGs were to identify thematic areas, identify data sources and work on possible topics of interest for the first batch of students.

• Data Science for Reproductive Health/Maternal and child health working group meeting – 18 April 2024
• Data Science for Communicable and non-communicable disease working group meeting – 22 April 2024
• Data Science for Environment, WASH, Food Security and Health working group – 26 April 2024
• Data warehouse and architecture working group meeting – 30 April 2024. Another round of workshops for each RG was held in May:

Another Data Science for Reproductive Health/Maternal and child health workshop was also held on 10 May 2024. The theme of the workshop was “ Harnessing Data for Improving Maternal and Child Health Outcomes: Case Studies and Practical Applications’ was attended by graduate students and stakeholders from the FMoH, EPHI, and Central Statistical Services.
Presentation topics included ongoing collaborative reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) projects at the School of Public Health, nationally representative survey measuring key indicators, themes and research questions in RMNCH in Ethiopia, and challenges with multiple sources of data and need for centralized system
• Data Science for Communicable and non-communicable disease working group met on 23 May 2024.

Presentation topics included public health data sources and research areas in Ethiopia Statistical Service, enhancing decision making through data science, and harnessing advanced data analytics for public health.

• Data Science for Environment, WASH, Food Security and Health working group held – 24 May 2024.
The purpose was to bring together academics and end users to discuss how to collaborate and use existing data for mutual benefits. Workshop participants included RG members, graduate students, FMoH, EPHI, and Ethiopian Statistical Service.

• Data warehouse and architecture workshop also took place on 9 May 2024.
Presentations by RG members and stakeholders included introductions to this RG, status update on data warehouse at the FMoH, challenges of data sharing in health, and sharing of experiences and best practices in development a data warehouse for health data.

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