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Review
. 2022 Feb 28;41(5):838-844.
doi: 10.1002/sim.9304. Epub 2022 Feb 10.

Training and capacity building in medical statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine MSc in Medical Statistics, 1969 to 2021

James R Carpenter  1   2 , Jim Todd  3   4 , Kathy Baisley  5   6 , John Bradley  5 , Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye  7 , Patrick Musonda  8 , Tobias Chirwa  9
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Training and capacity building in medical statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine MSc in Medical Statistics, 1969 to 2021

James R Carpenter et al. Stat Med. .

Abstract

Since its inception in 1969, the MSc in medical statistics program has placed a high priority on training students from Africa. In this article, we review how the program has shaped, and in turn been shaped by, two substantial capacity building initiatives: (a) a fellowship program, funded by the UK Medical Research Council, and run through the International Statistical Epidemiology Group at the LSHTM, and (b) the Sub-Saharan capacity building in Biostatistics (SSACAB) initiative, administered through the Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training and Science in Africa (DELTAS) program of the African Academy of Sciences. We reflect on the impact of both initiatives, and the implications for future work in this area.

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Figure 1. UK MRC funded Tropical Epidemiology Fellowship: fellows’ reflections on the impact of their training
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