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RegisterFollowing previously successful workshops (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), the Data Science For Health in Africa (DS4Health) workshop will be returning this year to Deep Learning Indaba happening at Lagos, Nigeria on 6th August, 2026 as a half day workshop. As healthcare experiences significant transformations due to advancements in data analytics and deep learning, this workshop seeks to bridge the gap and empower stakeholders in Africa's healthcare ecosystem by bringing together researchers, practitioners, and healthcare professionals to explore how deep learning can enhance healthcare outcomes across the continent.
Our goals for the workshop are to:
Dawa Health
Co-founder & CEO
Busitema University
Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Studies
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Participants will engage in a design thinking problem-solution prototyping of understanding and offering solutions to prominent challenges around them, offering participants the opportunity for direct interaction and focused engagement.
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Sisonke Biotik
General Chair
Magami Open Sciences | Sisonke Biotik
Funding Chair
Mila Quebec / UniversitΓ© de MontrΓ©al
Publicity Chair
Sisonke Biotik
Ideathon Chair
MAI Lab
Programs Chair
Nile University
Communications Chair
University of Ottawa
Technical Chair
MAI Lab
Programs Committee
Gaborone AI Hub/ SisonkeBiotik
Ideathon Committee
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Ideathon Committee
SisonkeBiotik
Programs Committee