The Nigerian National Health Information System is currently weak and unable to provide the much-needed quality health data required for decision-making. Among many structural and governance barriers, this weakness is also largely due to low data analytics and coordination capacity, as well as the fragmented and disorganised manner of data systems development in the country.
Data analytics can improve health care in different ways. Some of these include; regular monitoring of health outcomes, improving decision support mechanisms, informing policy development, etc. More importantly, policymakers and stakeholders in health with the use of data and analytics will be able to make use of new tools that can provide valuable insight into the health status of the populace, quality of service delivery and financial implications.
Benefits
This fellowship will inform the next phase of technological and data analytical innovations/inventions to expand on the MSDAT platform for improved healthcare delivery and health system’s monitoring in Nigeria. The objectives of the HDA fellowship are to:
Build local capacity for research in health data analytics
Support the development of health data platforms, specifically the MSDAT
Improve the utilization of the MSDAT platform
Use findings to inform Health Information Systems (HIS) policy development
Facilitate the publication of research reports in recognized journals
The benefits of this fellowship include:
Up to ?1,000,000.00 (per fellow) for postgraduate research (including research expenses e.g. equipment, data collection etc)
Capacity building in research and health data analytics
Possible job opportunities with eHealth4everyone on completion of the fellowship
Access to a network of individuals with shared interests
Mentorship and support from the administering body. This would translate into the provision of reviews and guidance during the course of their research.
Provision of datasets on request.
Requirements
To be eligible for this fellowship, the individual must fulfil the following requirements;
– Must hold an acceptable form of Identification (i.e. an International passport; Drivers’ licence; Voters’ Card, National Identity Number (NIN) card)
Must be a postgraduate student of any accredited University with a valid means of identification
Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree of at least a 3.5/5.0 CGPA (Second class upper honours) for Master’s students, and at least a Merit or its equivalent in Master’s, for PhD students.
Research goals should be targeted towards improving the Nigerian health system around the following areas:
Data Management
Visual Analytics
Data Mining
Data Integration
Health outcomes
Health financing
Health Workforce
Population and demographics
Health facility service availability and readiness
Health Impact
Advanced analytics
Open data advocacy
Big Data for health
Data demand and use
Statistical modelling of health data
Health Information System interoperability
Artificial Intelligence
Method of Application
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