- The Aga Khan University (AKU) has received a $6.5 million grant from the US National Institutes of Health to improve health and care delivery in local communities.
- The grant will be used to set up a modern data science hub using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other emerging technologies.
The Aga Khan University (AKU) has received $6.5 million grant from the US National Institutes of Health to improve health and care delivery in local communities. The grant will be used to set up a modern data science hub using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other emerging technologies. The program called Utilising Health Information for Meaningful impact in East Africa through Data Science (or UZIMA-DS) will be led by AKU with partners in Kenya, the US and Canada and will be the first initiative of its kind in the region. The objective of the Programme is to leverage data science and proactively avoid adverse outcomes in maternal and newborn health and mental health. Using machine learning, solutions will be identified to support health service providers and policymakers in resource-constrained environments. Professor Amina Abubakar, Director of the Institute for Human Development at AKU said that many low- and middle-income countries lacked tools that can be used for early identification of women, children, and young adults at risk of poor physical and mental health.
