Teaching Biostatistics and Epidemiology across Africa

Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics staff Maia Lesosky (Senior Lecturer) and Kirsty Brittain (Research fellow) recently travelled to Blantyre, Malawi to teach epidemiology and biostatistics to over 50 clinical researchers from across Africa. The work was part of an annual course run by University of Malawi and the Pan-Africa Thoracic Society that works to develop research capacity across the continent. Clinical research in this group tends to be focused on the main drivers of respiratory illness, including indoor and outdoor biomass pollution and tuberculosis. Course content included study design, measurement in research, sample size estimation, and data analysis.