[Q&A Session] Data Management Processes at Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
Channel: Lighton Phiri
Date: 2020-05-20

Question and answer session for the talk given by Jacob Mutale, from The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ). The actual talk is available here [1]

Jacob Mutale gave a talk titled "An overview of data collection and analysis tools used in CIDRZ programmes and research studies" on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at 17H00 GMT+2.  This talk is part of a two-part series: the first part of the talk was given on May 12 2020 [2]

This talk is part of a series of seminars organised as part of the "CSC 5741: Data Mining and Warehousing" [3] postgraduate course in the Department of Computer Science [4] at The University of Zambia [5]
 
## Abstract

The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) [6] runs one of the largest ART programmes in Zambia and conducts various types of research studies relevant to Zambia and the region in general. This talk will go into specifics on what data collection and analysis tools are being used for the ART programme and two ongoing research studies (i.e. The Hepatitis B Health Care Worker Study and The Elton John Juvenile Offenders Health Project).

## Biographies

### Mwansa Lumpa

Currently serves as the Head of Strategic Information, and a PhD student at the University of Bern. He holds a MSc in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Zambia. His expertise in Software development, Data management and generally in health informatics.

### Paul Somwe

Currently serves as a Data Manager in the Strategic Information Department. He has worked on various programmatic and research projects. He boasts of 10 years work experience in the public health space. He has a BSc (hons) in Computing and is currently pursuing a MSc in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Before his current role, he served as a Software Developer and also as a Data Coordinator.

### Jacob Mutale

Jacob Mutale has a BSc. Degree in Computer Science from The University of Zambia (UNZA) and a Master of Science (MSc) Information Systems Management from The University of Greenwich. In his role as Data Manager, he leads the reporting unit in various research and programmatic projects. In his 7 years of work experience, he served as a Software Developer on the SmartCare project, as an m-Health Specialist at Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation.

## About CSC 5741 Seminar Series

The CSC 5741 colloquium is part of a series of seminars for the CSC 5741 course [2] in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Zambia.

[1] https://youtu.be/IZWfyKSbYok
[2] https://youtu.be/hb83JPhkA6s
[3] http://lis.unza.zm/~lightonphiri/teaching/unza/2020/csc5741 
[4] http://www.cs.unza.zm 
[5] https://www.unza.zm 
[6] http://www.cidrz.org