The Africa Center for Biostatistical Excellence: a proposal for enhancing biostatistics capacity for sub-Saharan Africa.
Stat Med
; 34(27): 3481-9, 2015 Nov 30.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26137996
ABSTRACT
Sub-Saharan Africa has a shortage of well-trained biomedical research methodologists, in particular, biostatisticians. In July 2014, a group of biostatisticians and researchers from the region attended a brainstorming workshop to identify ways in which to reduce the deficit in this critical skill. The workshop recognized that recommendations from previous workshops on building biostatistics capacity in sub-Saharan Africa had not been implemented. The discussions culminated with a proposal to setup an Africa Center for Biostatistical Excellence, a collaborative effort across academic and researcher institutions within the region, as a vehicle for promoting biostatistics capacity building through specialized academic masters programs as well as regular workshops targeting researchers.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Research Personnel
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Biostatistics
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Capacity Building
Type of study:
Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Year:
2015
Type:
Article