The Mbarara Data Science Research Hub (MUDSReH) is hosted at Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda and specialises in promoting medical data-driven research and innovation. MUDSReH's mission is to provide a platform for data scientists, researchers, and innovators to collaborate and develop data-driven medical solutions to real-world medical problems. It aims to promote data literacy, build capacity in data science, and facilitate access to data and computing resources for research and innovation in sub-Saharan Africa.
Currently, MUDSReH collaborates with:
- Massachusetts General Hospital – MGH
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology – KNUST
- College of Ophthalmologists of Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa – COECSA
And are implementing a 5-Year grant from Fogarty International Center, NIH Grant No.U54TW012043, to correct medical images. Medical images offer great potential for supporting clinical diagnosis and care management; however, their utility for African researchers and clinicians are limited by the number of images available, insufficient linkage to relevant clinical data, limited data from African populations for proper image interpretation, and poor implementation in clinical practice. The Mbarara University Data Science Research Hub is designed to overcome these barriers through robust Data Management and Analysis and Administrative Cores, initially supporting projects in posterior segment eye disease and cervical cancer with plans for expansion to new projects and sites, as well as training in data science and implementation science.
MUDSReH Pipeline
