{"id":5,"date":"2020-04-22T22:39:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T02:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-19-in-africa\/covid-19-in-africa-data-science-project\/"},"modified":"2020-05-15T09:27:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T13:27:39","slug":"covid-19-in-africa-data-science-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-19-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 in Africa Data Science Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>COVID-19 in Africa<\/strong> Data Science Initiative seeks to model and map the trajectory of the novel corona virus [SARS-Cov-2, COVID-19] on the African continent, its economic impact, and the capacity of country level healthcare systems to adequately respond to the pandemic over time.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the initiative looks to provide tr<text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"14.5920104980469\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"104.952003479004\" x=\"36.1559982299805\" y=\"-503.277984619141\" data-test=\"textbox\">anslational and implementation research\u00a0<\/text><text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"14.5920104980469\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"61.2359924316406\" x=\"141.296005249023\" y=\"-503.277984619141\" data-test=\"textbox\">that supports\u00a0<\/text><text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"10.7879943847656\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"17.5440063476562\" x=\"206.149993896484\" y=\"-503.277984619141\" data-test=\"textbox\">real<\/text><text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"5.676025390625\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"2.95199584960938\" x=\"224.438003540039\" y=\"-503.277984619141\" data-test=\"textbox\">&#8211;<\/text><text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"10.7879943847656\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"21.0119934082031\" x=\"228.085998535156\" y=\"-503.277984619141\" data-test=\"textbox\">time\u00a0<\/text><text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"10.7879943847656\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"39.5399932861328\" x=\"252.613998413086\" y=\"-503.277984619141\" data-test=\"textbox\">decision<\/text><text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"5.676025390625\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"2.9520263671875\" x=\"292.837982177734\" y=\"-503.277984619141\" data-test=\"textbox\">&#8211;<\/text><text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"14.5920104980469\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"38.6880187988281\" x=\"296.52197265625\" y=\"-503.277984619141\" data-test=\"textbox\">making\u00a0<\/text><text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"14.5920104980469\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"156.804016113281\" x=\"335.674011230469\" y=\"-503.277984619141\" data-test=\"textbox\">and efficient resource allocation\u00a0<\/text><text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"8.11199951171875\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"29.1480102539062\" x=\"493.023986816406\" y=\"-503.277984619141\" data-test=\"textbox\">across\u00a0<\/text><text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"14.5920104980469\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"17.5079956054688\" x=\"525.856018066406\" y=\"-503.277984619141\" data-test=\"textbox\">the\u00a0<\/text><text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"10.7880249023438\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"44.3159980773926\" x=\"36.2999992370605\" y=\"-489.477996826172\" data-test=\"textbox\">continent.\u00a0<\/text><\/p>\n<p><text class=\"_3ziulaHePS\" direction=\"ltr\" height=\"10.7879981994629\" lengthadjust=\"spacingAndGlyphs\" textlength=\"25.1399993896484\" x=\"248.270004272461\" y=\"-44.112003326416\" data-test=\"textbox\">Ultimately, the initiative aims to generate knowledge and data to support\u00a0the response and resiliency to the\u00a0COVID-19 pandemic\u00a0in Africa by leveraging data science approaches. Our target audience includes: policy, research, funding\u00a0and implementing\u00a0organizations including\u00a0the\u00a0Africa Center for Disease\u00a0Control (AfCDC),\u00a0\u00a0country\u00a0ministries\u00a0of\u00a0health, bilateral and\u00a0multilateral agencies, as well as\u00a0\u00a0philanthropic and non-profit\u00a0organizations, among others.\u00a0<\/text><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 in Africa Data Science Initiative seeks to model and map the trajectory of the novel corona virus [SARS-Cov-2, COVID-19] on the African continent, its economic impact, and the capacity of country level healthcare systems to adequately respond to the pandemic over time. 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