Africa: Continent Needs Specialist Capacity to Tackle the Spread of Infectious Diseases

[The Conversation Africa] Over the past ten years, a community of practice has begun to develop in Africa around research that uses models to understand and evaluate population-level health problems and their potential solutions. This type of research - known as Applied Epidemiological Modelling - involves developing and applying analytical tools for problems that can't be addressed by traditional statistical methods. These tools are particularly useful for combating infectious diseases.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news